Bellyache

Marta wakes with an unexplained abdominal pain that defies medical diagnosis. Instead of test results, she begins seeing translucent creatures that feed on her emotions. Her ordinary life in a Lisbon suburb transforms into a surreal nightmare where reality and fantasy blur. This 2026 dramatic fantasy explores psychosomatics through magical realism. As Marta seeks to understand her pain's nature, she discovers these entities are connected to suppressed childhood memories. The only person who believes her visions is a retired neighbor who encountered similar phenomena decades earlier.