When her husband disappears at the hands of Brazil's military dictatorship in 1971, Eunice Paiva protects her close-knit family with courage and dignity.

After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.

A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.