The Nothingness Club

Portuguese writer and mystic Fernando Pessoa created dozens of heteronyms or personas that functioned as extensions of him, each with their own distinct personality. Pêra’s surrealist and almost hallucinogenic biopic asks, what if all those personas were real and at the employ of Pessoa? Pêra portrays him as the owner of The Nothingness Club, a vast business empire that includes a publishing house, a private detective agency and even an astrology cabinet. But when each of his “employees” are knocked off one by one, Pessoa seeks the help of his mistress to find the culprit before he loses his mind