Manoel’s Destinies

Year: 1984

Runtime: 152 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: Raúl Ruiz

AdventureFantasyIntense violence and sexual transgressionSurreal and thought-provoking visions of life and deathDreamlike quirky and surreal storytelling

As a child, Manuel slips into a forbidden garden where he encounters a mysterious fisherman and a second boy—who turns out to be his future self. He then lives through three alternate versions of the garden encounter, showing how early choices can send life down very different paths and reveal the many twists fate can take.

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