The Tree of Knowledge

Gaspard, a teenager from the suburbs of Lisbon, falls into the hands of the Ogre, a man who has made a pact with the Devil. The Ogre uses the boy to attract tourists, whom he transforms into animals and then kills. Gaspard escapes with a donkey and a dog that he has grown fond of, and in an enchanted manor, he meets the spirit of Queen D. Maria I. Meanwhile, the enraged Ogre sets off in pursuit. Eugène Green, notable for drawing inspiration from Baroque theatre and for his idiosyncratic sense of humour, returns to Portugal for the third time to direct this playful and urgent fairy tale.