Gloria is set against the backdrop of a rural landscape slowly disappearing in modern Portugal. The small border town of Vila de Santiago, once a booming trade center for illegal trafficking, is about to become a ghost town, as a new motorway is to bypass the city and the railway station is being closed. Its stationmaster, Vincente, is preparing to retire. Many young people have moved out, leaving the children to be brought up by the elderly, including thirteen-year-old Glória and her friend Ivan. Glória's life suddenly changes with the arrival of Vincente's younger brother, Mauro, who has just come out of prison and has some old issues to settle. Mauro begins to charge around the station on his motorbike, while Glória's friendship with Ivan is put to test on account of her attraction to older Mauro.
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
as Vicente
Raquel Marques
as Glória
Francisco Relvas
as Ivan
Ricardo Aibéo
as Mauro
Paula Só
as Noémia
Isabel de Castro
as Teresa
Carlos Melo
as Nursing Orderly
Katia Leclerc O’Wallis
as Woman
Pedro Duque
as Man in the Pub
Joaquina Furtado
as Grandmother
Norberto Barroca
as Voice of Vicente
Fernando Heitor
as (voice)
