In the early 1970s, the military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family - Rubens, Eunice, and their five children - live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.
Fernanda Torres
as Eunice Paiva
Selton Mello
as Rubens Paiva
Fernanda Montenegro
as Older Eunice Paiva
Valentina Herszage
as Vera Paiva
Maeve Jinkings
as Dalva Gasparian
Dan Stulbach
as Luiz "Baby" Bocayuva
Humberto Carrão
as Félix
Carla Ribas
as Martha
Maitê Padilha
as Cristina
Guilherme Silveira
as Marcelo Rubens Paiva
Cora Ramalho
as Babiu Paiva
Bárbara Luz
as Ana Lúcia "Nalu" Paiva