Cinematographer-turned-director Mario Barroso tells the story the story of a combative, self-destructive teenager from a wealthy Portuguese family. When he becomes enamored of a mysterious young woman, his personality changes – but a business rivalry pushes the story in “Romeo and Juliet” territory. In some ways an adaptation of the classic 19th Century Portuguese novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, it’s also a film in which the main character reads that novel, and other characters have seen the previous screen versions.