The Composer
Pain. Music. Intimacy.
Álvaro Norte, a celebrated composer and cellist, invites his talented student Mauro to be his assistant. However, Mauro reveals he has other plans that would separate them. In response, Álvaro confines Mauro in a room, using his pain as inspiration for a new cello composition. Despite Mauro's resistance, he inadvertently ends up fulfilling Álvaro's artistic vision.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Portugal
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Lusófona Filmes
- Keyword: composer, pain, sadomasochism, muse, torture, captivity, intimacy, obssession, body horror, music, student, master-apprentice relationship
- Director: Afonso Lucas, Rodrigo Motty
- Cast: Vicente Gil, Filipe Vargas