A hunter crosses the woods followed by his loyal dog. The shots break the silence giving an account of the birds that are killed. At a certain point the hunter hears strange noises and traces them to a clearing: he spots in the distance two white figures, that may be ghosts, or perhaps two people playing, or even two angels. In any case, the hunter shoots and doesn't miss, hitting one of the figures. From here on a mysterious film unravels, made of silences, frowned faces, and shifty eyes, in a journey across the border between the oneiric and reality, which we cannot actually pinpoint. Later, when the hunter crosses the village, he's perceived as an apparition, as if he himself were a ghost. The film, shot in an Alentejo village, features the villagers as supporting actors and Gustavo Sumpta in the leading role, and is inspired by Pieter Bruegel's painting “The Fall of the Rebel Angels” (1562), which depicts the sin-stricken fallen angels and thus banned from heaven. The film, which reveals an outstanding cinematography and a masterfully designed gloomy atmosphere, approaches in an original and stunning fashion the conflict between vice and virtue. This is Vasco Saltão's debut at Curtas. (JA)