The story revolves around Luisa Palmeira, born in France from Portuguese immigrants. In 1979, Luisa is eight years old. Almost a grown-up in the eyes of her illiterate mother, she remains just a little girl to her hard-drinking father. One day, he trusts her with a heavy secret he suffers from a serious illness. But she refuses to believe him and thinks instead that he is hiding something else from her…

Drowning in debt, unemployed boxer Jorge is on the verge of losing his young son and his Brazilian wife. He is one of shocking amounts of Portuguese families and companies unable to repay their loans in the time of European troika bailout measures. Jorge needs to pay off his debts and convince his unhappy wife to not leave Portugal to make a living. Due to his intimidating physique, Jorge must reluctantly accept a job with a collection agency which drags him into a world of violence and crime...

　　在葡萄牙的北岸，五个不同世代的女人正共同努力经营着她们的家族酒店，试图将它从一个无可避免的衰败中解救出来。与此同时，这个家庭深陷在一个长久无法解决的矛盾之中：她们都学不会爱自己的女儿，也因此她们都不懂要如何当一个母亲。外孙女Salomé（Madalena Almeida 饰）的突然到来搅乱了整个局面，所有的旧伤口都被撕开，潜在与沉积的怨恨都浮出了水面。于是，她的母亲Piedade（Anabela Moreira饰）作出了一个非常大胆的决定。　　本作讲述的是酒店经营者一家的故事，入围第73届柏林电影节主竞赛单元。其姊妹电影《Viver Mal》则是聚焦于到访酒店的客人，入围同一届的奇遇单元。

　　柏林电影节奇遇单元。