Released:
1999-02-19

Overview:
Carolina, an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river, marries another late-in-life character, the dredging-boat operator Antonio. Not long after their union, she becomes intensely jealous of Antonio's fondness for their winsome goddaughter, Joana, and insinuates herself into a relationship brewing between Joana and a mystical gypsy gold salesman. Soon, tempers are flaring, mystical secrets are being revealed and death is hovering over the central characters.

Director:
Paulo Rocha

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Isabel Ruth
  as
  Carolina
• 
  Lima Duarte
  as
  António
• 
  Joana Bárcia
  as
  Mélita
• 
  José Mário Branco
  as
  Blindman
• 
  António Capelo
  as
  Joaquim