The Art of Deception
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Three strangers. One perfect con.
In Porto's rain-soaked streets, Gonçalo, Sofia, and Adriana slip into the life of an elderly woman-pretending to be the family she's never had. But trust is a dangerous currency, and every lie has a price.
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