Rui Cunha

"When The Star Shines..." is a short film that explores, with humor and emotion, the various ways people connect with the Christmas spirit. Between unexpected encounters, personal challenges, and reflections on the meaning of the season, the story reveals that, even when all seems lost, there is always room for reunions, hope, and magic.

In this short film, Guilherme Gomes explores the idea of ​​the Nativity scene and the legend of Jesus' birth in an... unusual way.

On a Christmas Eve that quickly spirals out of control, a group of friends finds themselves embroiled in an unlikely mystery that no one quite knows how to solve. Amid absurd suspicions, embarrassing revelations, and an investigation as improvised as it is chaotic, Christmas Eve dinner transforms into a game of accusations where everyone seems to have something to hide.

A night of horror movies among friends turns into a real nightmare when a masked killer enters the scene. But nothing is what it seems—and the game of death has only just begun.

A group of friends play an ancient "cursed" board game — and a death foretold becomes reality. To stop the spirit of their deceased friend, they must face paranormal forces, an eccentric shaman, and the absurd rules of the game itself. Horror with humor and a double 6.