Erico Verissimo의 동명 소설 3부작을 원작으로 한 Time and Wind 는 150년 간의 테라 캄바라 가족과 그들의 적대자인 아마랄 가족의 이야기를 따릅니다. 두 가문의 투쟁의 역사는 예수회 선교 시대를 기점으로 19세기 말까지 이어진다 . 이 영화는 또한 리오그란데두술(Rio Grande do Sul) 주의 형성 기간 과 포르투갈 왕실과 스페인 왕관 사이의 영토 분쟁을 다루고 있습니다 .
"In the 1970s, Brazil - and much of the rest of Latin America - was ruled by military dictatorships. O amigo Dunor (the friend from the North) is not only set during these 'years of lead', it looks as if the film comes directly from that, as if the cans of film have only recently been found in someone's cellar. ... Marcel, a young French writer, comes to Brazil to fulfill his childhood dream: to get to know exotic Brazil, go to the Amazon and write a book about his experiences. After his arrival in Rio de Janeiro, he quickly makes friends with a group of people working on a crime thriller. Stan is the director of this film, his wife Carla and her daughter Melissa act in it. Julio, an Argentine refugee, is the scriptwriter. This film in the film is about the blind Louis and the handicapped Marta, a married couple with many problems in their relationship and with money … inter-cut with the world of Marcel and his new friends..” - IFFR
