Mariana is a young woman looking to fulfill the dream she was once committed with when she left her parents’ house to live with Alex, in Lisbon. When he leaves to New York, she cannot bear what has been left for her. Even though the return seemed unthinkable, she goes back to the North. The burden of failure and the crossing of a legendary river, lead her to an ancient tale: once you cross the river of forgetfulness, your own past will also be forgotten. Alex returns while she is searching for a new setting for herself. He no longer believes in this country. She has gotten closer to the place where everything has started for her. He will leave. She will not return.

Tonia是里斯本的变装皇后，男友Rosário希望她通过手术变成真正的女人，但Tonia内心却很矛盾。她面临着来自新人们的威胁，身体每况愈下，很久前抛弃的亲生子也在这时找上门来。为了逃离这一切，Tonia前往儿时的乡间旅行结果在森林中迷了路，在那里她遇见了神秘的Maria Bakker以及Paula。 电影根据Ruth Bryden的真实经历改编而来，入围2009年戛纳电影节一种关注单元。