Rui Cardoso Martins

In the 50s, a poor rural family crosses the Alentejo scrubland to bury a relative. But the road holds a surprise for them: a closed chest, half-buried in the arid soil. Perhaps it's a gift from heaven, perhaps it's the opposite...

After the murder of a local student, a small town judge faces an unexpected dilemma: now her actions can put her family at risk.