In the 50s, a poor rural family crosses the Alentejo scrubland to bury a relative. But the road holds a surprise for them: a closed chest, half-buried in the arid soil. Perhaps it's a gift from heaven, perhaps it's the opposite...
A young journalist and a convincing cameraman plot to film interviews without their company's permission.
It is a cold night and there is an electric tension in the air. A box is passed from hand to hand by mafia figures with professional secrecy. They have all been ordered to pass it on to the next courier without opening it, but one of the members is following different orders.
After the murder of a local student, a small town judge faces an unexpected dilemma: now her actions can put her family at risk.
