Молодой замкнутый человек, страдает от унижений, нанесенных ему одноклассниками. Отец, директор школы, властный, относится к нему с безразличием. При поддержке матери Жайме находит картину, где мальчик с барабаном идет перед войсками в бою. Вдохновленный примером мужества, Жайме превратится в героя в борьбе против угнетения.
Portugal's countryside is everyday more isolated and lonesome. In its empty roads, a mysterious man (Miguel Damião) drives around gathering sticks, stones - and victims. But what is this sinister figure working on?
Oliver Fellows, a failed city banker, is pursuing fulfillment on an old farm in Southern Portugal. He and his neighbor, Manel, face unprincipled enemies in a highly amusing quest to save their valley from exploitation.
In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of Angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by Portuguese colonizers, Njinga will become a Queen and struggle for their liberation embodying the motto: those who stay fight to win.
