Raquel Henriques

In 1970, a man is tortured and murdered by the regime's secret police. Now nearly 40 years later, his friend, who had also been tortured, recognizes the man he deems responsible for the murder of his friend. Along with three old friends and the victim's daughter, they kidnap the man and take him to an isolated house. Once there, the concepts of justice and revenge begin to mix dangerously in a private trial with irreversible consequences.

Agnès est une superbe garce, un fantamse pour les hommes qu'elle manipule, qui en jouissent, en meurent, sans jamais que l'on sache l'origine de son immense fêlure. Elle tente de faire assassiner son ancien mari, Lucien, un avocat devenu clochard, depuis qu'elle l'a quitté en l'éloignant de leur fille Eva. L'apprenti meurtrier, le jeune amant de la garce, Hervé, ne fait que blesser sa proie et tombe amoureux en un regard d'Eva, adolescente en révolte qui tente desespérément d'effacer en elle ce qui ressemble à sa mère.

Vera de Almeida Barreto highlights her choices as a woman dedicated to family, sacrificing herself to support her husband's career and raise their three children. Upon discovering Lourenço's affair with lawyer Daniela Lopes (Rita Salema), a younger woman, Vera reevaluates her life, questioning her role as a woman and facing a lack of support from her children in this challenging situation. The plot becomes even more complex when Vera falls in love with a younger man, challenging societal norms and exposing the double standards surrounding age differences in relationships.