A provincial land. Christmas, year’s end. Two brothers. One is 17 years old, the other 10. They swear to keep a secret. It has to do with their father’s frequent absence. One girl is let in on the secret by the older brother. This time the father isn’t absent like usual. What happened? Only Vicente and Clara know. Secrets, promises, separations, expectations. By dint of surviving their secret the two brothers go lost.

“Blood” 4K scan was made from the original 35mm camera negative and from original 35mm monaural magnetic and optical sound elements preserved at Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema. Digital grading and image restoration supervised by Carlos Almeida at IrmaLucia Efeitos Especiais, in Lisbon. Colorist: Gonçalo Ferreira. Image restoration: André Constantino, Ana Cunha. Uncompressed monaural soundtrack supervised by Hugo Leitão at Estúdio Espreita o Som, in Lisbon.

The short film "The Daughters of Fire" will be presented together with the screenings of the film "Blood".