José Meireles

In 1980, a small plane carrying the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister and six others crashed during takeoff in Camarate, Portugal, killing all on board. The police investigation decided it was an accident caused by pilot error. But controversy raged for twenty years, and the Parliament investigated it no less than six times. Finally, in 2000, in response to a suit by the families of the survivors, the High Court had to decide whether to open a criminal investigation, or close the case forever.

A serious young man of free spirit is forced by his surroundings to become rich at all costs. A group of blind children tries to open the eyes of the unbelievers to the Christian faith. Retired nuns who open a brothel, to pay the running costs of the convent. These rather ironic paradoxes turn this fairytale into a philosophical fable.

The two sales clerks Tanja and Nicole hardly know each other, but they share something: their married lover, who is careful not to let them know anything about his marriage or the other. When they do find out the truth, they travel head over heels to Mallorca to vent their frustrations. Tanja finds out that she is pregnant and wants revenge on Nicole and her lover.

One night Jorge will meet with a Japanese industrialist, who will allow him to abandon his teaching position and resume his chemical work. However, when he gets home he finds a person there.

Xavier returns to Lisbon after a military stint, determined to lead a meaningful life, only to find his world closing in on him.