While preparing a fictional love story, Miguel Gomes faces difficulties securing funding for the film and heads to the remote village of Arganil in central Portugal – the intended filming location – with only a 16mm camera and a few staff. There, he captures the vivid landscape, the local myth, and the life of people during the time of August – band performances, motorcycle clubs, camping sites, a procession of the Virgin Mary, fado, and fireworks... A year later, the director returns to Arganil to shoot the fiction film. The unique two-part structure, where documentary and fiction magically blend and resonate deeply, is the result of this approach. Singer Tânia falls in love with guitarist Hélder, but Tânia’s father does not want his beloved daughter to leave his side. Nostalgia in Our Beloved Month of August is a bright and radiant sa the summer sun. Though their poignant first love cannot last longer than this beloved August, it will be preserved in the memories of these two youths. (SEO Seunghee)