

The young girl, Antónia Margarida Castelo Branco, is handed over by her mother to Brás Telles de Meneses because of the obscure interests between rural aristocratic families in the North. Brás is a ruined man, a bohemian with a reputation for violence and erratic behaviour. Antonia’s fortune is the first sacrifice made by the young wife. Fascinated by the man who humiliates and ill-treats her, she follows him in a pilgrimage to increasingly barren lands, to increasingly less hospitable houses.
Director
Margarida Gil
Writers
Luiza Neto Jorge, João César Monteiro
Release Date
June 22, 1989
Runtime
1h 25m
Status
Released
Original Language
pt
Vote Count
4
Monteiro & Gil
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)