Maria Emília Castelo Branco

Traveling by car to Sintra, a mysterious lady, arriving in Lisbon by ship, is the victim of an accident.

The famous story of the Portuguese Robin Hood retold in epic proportions by the filmmaker Rino Lupo.

In a small fishermen's village love affairs are in turmoil, amidst political meetings and revolutionary activities. Nature adds drama to the human passions with its wind- and sea-storms.

The story of this film is based on actual facts, the murder of actress Maria Alves, and the investigation that ensued, covered by Reinaldo Ferreira himself. Ferreira also wrote a novel based on the same facts.