Newton Moreno

This is an adaptation of the 2015 TV show, featuring two intertwining love triangles that drive the plot. The first triangle involves Aragão, his wife Arlinda, and her lover, Chico. The second triangle unites Malvina, Lena, and Gabriel, who is the son of Arlinda and Chico but raised by Aragão.

Two professional mourners try to trick Death in the northeast of Brazil.

Three actresses come together to attend the funeral of their longtime friend

Dedicated to Robert Bresson, the short film focuses on a man on a wheelchair before TV images. In his mind, quotes from the book Notes on the Cinematographer reverberate.

Recife, 1900. Malvina, daughter of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Gabriel; however, on her wedding day he abandons her at the altar. Disconcerted, she commits suicide and then returns as a dark spirit. However she brings with her all the dead in the city. At first, the residents are happy, but then they discover that the natural course of life should continue to be followed.