The film showcases the small weekend house designed and built by Raúl Hestnes Ferreira in Albarraque between 1959 and 1961 for his father, the poet José Gomes Ferreira. An early work, it was created after a two-year stay in Finland and reflects a desire to create a new style of architecture, in which the influence of Alvar Aalto can be felt.
When a couple discovers a strange phenomenon in their backyard that duplicates organic life, their relationship takes unexpected turns after one of them makes a copy of themselves.
Set in the near future, public service privatization and increased mass unemployment figures have spurred years of strikes, riots, and widespread disruption.
When Matthew explores the 'spiral' in his grandmother's garden (a strange structure built by his late grandfather) he discovers an entrance into the magical world of 'the Shadows' where he meets his new Shadow friends, Yorrick and Alice, and begins his great adventure.
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