The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves he...
The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she’s cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father’s ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars. Meanwhile, their older daughter, Eunice, falls in love with a free-spirited young woman and ponders whether it’s time to leave home.
修女海伦(苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰)受死刑犯马修·庞斯莱(西恩·潘 Sean Penn 饰)之托,前往监狱探望他。马修否认残杀年轻情侣被判死刑,提出上诉。海伦一路走访,深入村庄调查真相。一方面是被虐杀而死的无辜情侣,一方面是即将被处决的罪犯的精神依托, 海伦使尽各种办法帮助马修,但当她面对受害者双亲的痛诉以及公众的愤怒时,海伦的内心也陷入纠结的道德审判中。海伦最终感化了马修。行刑前,马修承认自己的罪行并祈求得到受害者家人的宽恕,安心而有尊严的走完人生的最后168小时。