Sick, Sick, Sick

Dreamlike and nightmarish love story that begins with exaltations but transitions into obsession in Alice Furtado’s atmospheric debut film about sorrow, witchcraft and first love.

The skater Artur turns Silvia’s monotonous life upside down one day when he starts in her class. On top of it he’s a poet. A passionate infatuation ensures, and Artur’s glistening exuberance helps Silvia find her own. But Artur suffers from hemophilia, and after a disastrous accident, Silvia falls into a consuming mourning process. The sweet love felt until then turns into an obsession. During a family trip to the beach she begins reading about occult rituals that may change what has already happened.

• Emma Caviezel