Documentary by Arminda Sousa Deusdado on the carquejeiras of Porto, forgotten women who during the 19th century and the early 20th century brought to the city of Porto the gorse that they unloaded from the boats docked on the banks of the Douro.
Inspirée de la vie d'Assis Chateaubriand, cette fiction raconte l'histoire d'un magnat des médias jugé pour ses passions et accomplissements sous l'objectif des caméras.
João's mother mysteriously disappeared when he was a baby. Having grown up without the guidance of a mother, João ends up living in Porto, where he meets a girl with whom he falls in love. Despite this, bad influences make João enter a cycle of self-destruction.