After Our Beloved Month of August Miguel Gomes returns with Tabu an engaging provocative & poetic film set both in Portugal & in an un-named African location. ; ; Bearing the same title as F. W. Murnaus classic Tabu (1931) shot in black & white & taking place at least partly in a distant land Gomes third feature film is divided in two distinctive yet complementary storylines. Whilst the first part shot in 35mm & in the present time portrays a society wallowing in nostalgia the second part shot in 16mm goes back in time & plays with history sound the concept of linear narration as well as the ideas of melodrama slapstick passion & tragedy. Both parts feature Aurora at two different stages of her life: an older Aurora regrets a past long gone while a younger Aurora dreams of a more passionate life. A virtuoso film Tabu also offers a reflection on Europes colonial past.