In order to come to the rescue of a transgender friend, the narrator returns to the Portuguese colony he left 30 years before. This movie guides us through the labyrinthine town, particularly at night , with its neon lights and broken images. It is fascinating, often funny and of great beauty. The voice of Jane Russel singing You Kill Me, taken from Macao by von Sternberg embodies the end of an era or just the bitter taste of a beautiful and sad story of a lost friendship ?