Maria Cabral

In Africa, during the colonial war, a patrol is lost in the bush and a soldier dies in operation. Twelve years later, in Portugal, the soldier family meets in peace.

Lúcia is courted by António, from the same social class, although she keeps a loving memory of Francisco, a half-adventurer marginal.

A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon she encounters financial difficulties and finds herself involved with shady characters, a situation that leads to a mysterious murder. The net closes around her.

Lives is the story of a middle-aged couple that dwells the night, the heroin and small tricks.

Madeleine, qui tient une discothèque à la frontière franco-suisse, rêve de monter à Paris pour faire carrière dans la chanson. Son amant, Paul, qui gagne sa vie en faisant passer de l'argent, de l'or et des marchandises à travers la frontière, envisage d'émigrer au Canada. Mali, une jolie jeune femme algérienne qui vit en France et travaille en Suisse, aimerait être n'importe où sauf là où elle est. Louis, né dans une ferme suisse et horloger de formation, donnerait tout pour quitter sa maîtresse, Lucie, et s'installer avec Mali.