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MARGO'S SHADOWS
By Mau Luz

GENRE: Drama, Comedy
LOGLINE:

The risk of losing her job and her boyfriend lead Margo to awaken an ancient family curse that allows her to steal the shadows of others, initiating a series of events that will prompt her to loss everything in the name of love.

SYNOPSIS:

Young Margo (27) lives with her partner Chris (28), both are reporters at an important newspaper in the city. However, their lives differ completely, while Chris is a bold and courageous person, Margo prefers not to exert herself too much and not to take many responsibilities. However, a double crisis, the possibility of losing her job, coupled with the departure of Chris (who confesses to be a believer in polyamory) push Margo to the limit, when she unleashes an ancient family curse that allows her to literally steal Chris' shadow and together with her to get the support and courage she needs to fight for a job at the newspaper, leaving her ex-boyfriend without these skills. At the newspaper she also has to compete with Laura, her rival and a highly competitive person, besides having to live with Hannah, her idol but also the person who has stolen Chris' love. Margo's struggle to reach the position as the best reporter will lead her to use the power of shadows, becoming more and more dependent on this ability but also starting a journey to understand the reasons for her lack of self-esteem and her need for emotional support, caused by a fatal mistake in the past that has claimed the life of her older brother and that prevent her from trusting her own abilities.

MARGO'S SHADOWS

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