Empire Hotel

The Empire Hotel is a 30yearold landmark in Macaus old quarter inhabited by characters with their own stories and struggles It is also Marias home One day the burden of keeping lives together and the hotel standing falls on her shoulders A young man who left Macau two decades ago returns intent on revenge and reclaiming his mothers fortune half the hotel Inside the casino Maria sings Fado and exotic dancers perform It is against this illusory backdrop that the man lays eyes on Maria for the first time theyre both mesmerized The film cuts back and forth between film noirstyle scenes of Macaus past and present