Lis Paim

Niara, a police clerk about to retire, is touched by the case of Jana, a single mother and widow who appears at the police station to claim satisfaction regarding the lack of investigation into the brutal death of the father of her newborn daughter. Added to her personal motivations and the recurring misogyny and corruption of her chief delegate, the clerk crosses the limits imposed on her to try to discover what goes on behind the institution she works for.

Niara, a police clerk about to retire, is touched by the case of Jana, a single mother and widow who appears at the police station to claim satisfaction regarding the lack of investigation into the brutal death of the father of her newborn daughter. Added to her personal motivations and the recurring misogyny and corruption of her chief delegate, the clerk crosses the limits imposed on her to try to discover what goes on behind the institution she works for.

1979. Four female workers have lunch break inside the ladies' room, at a metallurgical factory. Between laughs and scuffles, each one has a secret of their own.

On Christmas Eve, two women engage in a conversation in a boat, as it glides over the waters of a dark, cold pond. An unexpected event will leave its mark at the end of this crossing. Based on a short story by Lygia Fagundes Telles.