Expelled from the field where they lived, the Guedes family arrive at their relatives’ house in the city. In this narrative that modernizes history , Joao Guedes, his wife and daughters face uncertain relations, where the patriarcal power of the land owners is absolute, even though it’s concealed.
The short film Boa Ventura (2014), by Guilherme Castro, is based on the novel Porteira Fechada (1944), by Cyro Martins.
