"The daily routine in a restaurant becomes a waiter's personal hell"
The restaurant opens. Customers eat. The restaurant closes. For one employee, this daily routine becomes his personal hell.
Social & External
The people behind it
Mateo Diaz
Empregado
Inês Vaz
Acompanhante
João Bolila
Homem
Gonçalo Mendes
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João Figueirôa
Homem da Faca
Francisco Bolila
Orgulhoso
David Mateus
Ligeiramente Menos Orgulhoso
Nuno Lemos
Cliente
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