A quite surreal experience that also seems to have a base deeply buried on the ground while mixing reality with dreams and visions. The young
Leila (Giselle Batista) gets invited by a college friend (Gabriel Vaz) to attend a concert but things like her work at an art gallery preparing an
exhibition by an artist named Auberjonois keeps interrupting her or distracting her. At other times, it feels like she's transported to other places and
facing strange situations.
"Terra Incógnita" doesn't have a horror element to it but the suspense is so incredible and uncommon that one almost gets the sense that something
horrific might happen to Leila each time she's transported to a different scenario. It's hard to tell if she's imagining things, or she can really move
to different places with just one thought or maybe just by looking at a work of art.
Since there's a quiet drama wrapping things up, as she copes with
loneliness and she's too closed within herself, I see it as a metaphor to the human condition where one cannot fully enjoy or fully embrace the present time,
always thinking about being somewhere else or with someone else when there's things to be done at the actual moment. It's like that whole idea when you're at
a work you can only think about getting home or have a good time elsewhere; and when you're at home there's always some thought of fulfilling a task or maybe
a real desire to be somewhere else. But obviously that there are more things to be revealed as we follow the woman and her experiences (I also think she
subconsciously pushes away the friend who seems to have an interest on her).
It's all very mysterious, dramatic and incredibly involving all the way through. A very pleasant surprise. 9/10.
