Simão Cayatte

In a remote town of Portugal, Lurdes, a woman in her 30s, is stuck between the problems of the farm, her mother she has to take care of and her wish to live a better life in France.

In the mid-20th century, a troubled relationship between Germana, a young writer, and Quina, her aunt who lives in the northern Portuguese countryside. Feelings of jealousy, admiration and the complex magnetism between these two strong women arise.