Sara is an actress known for dramatic roles who suddenly finds she cannot cry any more. Her journey towards finding a new career leads to many bizarre and sometimes hilarious experiences, including participating in a soap opera, which are masterfully depicted.
This is a series that has everything. The acting is sublime, which is not surprising considering that we can see the always excellent Beatriz Batarda, Rita Blanco, Albano Jerónimo and Nuno Lopes in main roles. Marco Martins is excellent at directing, as he is always, and the result is beautiful cinematography and gripping storytelling. The script, written by the comedian Bruno Nogueira, is a masterful mix of drama and comedy. This is just about as good as a TV show can get.
Highlights include scenes brilliantly mocking Portuguese cinema, soap operas and life coaching, but also poignant scenes about depression and disability. If only this was the norm in Portuguese cinema, in lieu of the pseudo-intellectualism that dominates most of it.
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