Paula Bárcia

When her mother dies, 40-year-old Helena now has time for herself after years of taking care of her family. She works at a film production company, dances boisterously, gets drunk. A quiet film about letting go morphs into a coming of middle age story.

In a family household where the only bonds are those of blood, a family gathers for dinner. During the meal, Álvaro—a controlling and belittled father—is confronted with his wife’s repulsion and distance, his frail mother’s indifference, his deaf and blind father’s detachment and alienation, his teenage son’s blatant flirtation with his girlfriend, and the naive defiance of his two younger, bratty children. Álvaro observes the reality of his family’s disintegration as the dinner turns out to be a complete disaster.

Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.