Review by LivBrumei

The Portuguese film industry isn't much seen around the world and probably even not much seen in Portugal itself. I start by saying this because if you watch this or other Portuguese movies you will realize that doesn't have the same "look" that most of the more commercial movies that we are given. However and despite simple, this is one story that it's very worth being told and even more worthy of being seen! It may not have special effects, big scenarios or Hollywood stars but it has the most important: an honest story. In this movie two stories are told: a young boy mistreated by his family and an old woman who loses her husband and also doesn't have the support that she would actually need from her family. This could be the story of so many children and so many older people. Abandonement, loneliness, being treated like strangers, even considered insane by those who should love us the most! The fiction here is when two of these stories come together but here you won't find it fiction, because there isn't a single minute in this movie that you won't find that could be about your grandparents, your aunt, anyone you know or even yourself. Accompanied with a lovely soundtrack, if you want an escape from the usual movies this is certainly a good choice.