Summertime. Sam and Adele are on a beach holiday in Portugal. When Sam locks eyes with Miguel, the attraction between them throws Sam, Adele, Miguel, and his friend Santiago into a whirlwind of secrets and revelations. A story that questions and celebrates intimacy and desire, and the ways they can be undone and remade.

RELEASE YEAR
2025

WRITER & DIRECTOR
Nishchaya Gera

GENRES
Drama
Thriller
Queer

SPOKEN LANGUAGES
English
Portuguese

PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Dark Red Films (USA)
More Than Stories (PT)

CAST
Inês Herédia
Ben Starr
Nuno Nolasco
Tomás Garcez

SCREENPLAY
Nishchaya Gera
Trevor Norris

PRODUCTION
Martijn Krediet
Nishchaya Gera

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Leonor Teles

SOUND DIRECTION
Rafael Cardoso

WARDROBE
Andrea Azevedo

MAKE-UP & HAIR
Francisca Sobral

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Lucy Hopson

EDITING
Hugo Santiago

COLOR GRADING
Andreia Bertini

OutFilmCT – Connecticut’s LGBTQ Film Festival 2025 (USA)
FEST – New Directors / New Films 2025 (Portugal)
OutSouth Queer Film Festival 2025 (USA)
TIGLFF – Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2025 (USA) – Best of the Fest 🏆
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival 2025 (Norway)
Out On Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival 2025 (USA)
OUTShine Film Festival 2025 (USA) – Best Short Film Jury Award Runner-up 🏆
Entre Olhares – Mostra de Cinema Português 2025 (Portugal)
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2025 (Australia)
Festival MixBrasil da Cultura da Diversidade 2025 (Brazil)
Roze Filmdagen 2026 (Netherlands)
RioLGBTQIA+ International Film Festival 2026 (Brazil)
Shortcutz Lisboa 2026 (Portugal)

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