In the heat of summer, teens Rita and Sara hang out by their building, chatting, listening to music, sipping coffee on the terrace, and roaming supermarkets. But when Rita visits the exhibition of their new neighbor—an explorer wrapped in a haze of exotic fantasies—her world is turned upside down.

João Nicolau has become one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Portuguese cinema. This dreamy coming-of-age fairy tale is cast in both epic and intimate proportions—just like the flutters of first love. A truly original, delightfully tropical ode to adolescence and the escape into fantasy.