Palaces of Pity

2011· 58 min★ 5.6· Drama, Romance, Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, History

Haunted by their own directionless lives, two pre-adolescent girls reunite while visiting their ailing grandmother. In the midst of her fantasies of a medieval past - one consumed by fear and desire - the two girls are transformed and confront a legacy of oppression, juxtaposing their budding identities to a trial condemning two Moorish homosexuals to burn at the stake.

Cast: Alcina Abrantes, Ana Rita Franco, Teresa Castro

Director: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt