Overview

• The narrative follows Sergio, a Portuguese environmental engineer, as he evaluates an NGO-commissioned road slicing between desert and forest in Guinea-Bissau.
• Pedro Pinho’s direction exposes how development projects can perpetuate colonial power dynamics under the guise of humanitarian aid.
• Actress Cleo Diára earned the Un Certain Regard acting prize at Cannes for her role, elevating the film’s global visibility.
• The theatrical cut runs three hours and thirty minutes, with extended sequences designed to fully immerse audiences.
• An undercurrent of suspense stems from the unexplained disappearance of a previous NGO engineer, amplifying the film’s critique of local power structures.