In a rural landscape, that resembles an old Portugal, an elderly man find out that his wife, whom he believed to be dead, was seen shopping in town. Spiteful and sad, he wants to hide from everyone, but his friends insist that he uses this situation to become stronger and try to get married again.
In 1496, King D. Manuel prohibited Judaism. 400 years later, Barros Basto, a Portuguese army captain converted to Judaism, and about twenty Jewish merchants founded the Jewish Community of Oporto, in the north of Portugal.
Maria a young girl living in Portugal in the late 60's, is left alone by her husband who is taken to the colonial war in Africa on their wedding day. In an environment of traditions and taboos she tries to deal with her love and loss at the same time she tries to find her own voice.
Película inspirada en tres obras de muy diferente naturaleza cuyas historias se hilvanan con ingenio. En la primera un padre anima a su hijo a suicidarse para evitar la decrepitud. En la segunda, situada en el Oporto de los años 30, Suzy es una prostituta que se debate entre la vida y la muerte. En la última, un amigo le cuenta al playboy que se ha enamorado de Suzy la vida de una joven campesina, Fisalina, que un buen día descubre que tiene los dedos de oro.
