The story of Dora Rosário, a woman trapped in the dark years of the Estado Novo, who, when her husband dies, lives only for her daughter Lisa and for the memory of the deceased who accompanies her daily. However, when she discovers that her husband was not who she thought, Dora calls into question her entire past and ventures to seek a new life. But she will soon discover that mourning will not be as easy as she wants to believe.