Rio de Janeiro, 1970s. Against the backdrop of a growing military dictatorship, the Paiva family leads an idyllic life. Former congressman Rubens lives with his wife Eunice and their five children in a beach house, where joyful visitors are constantly coming and going. Love and humor serve as their own form of defense in a dark chapter of Brazilian history.
Rio de Janeiro, 1970s. Against the backdrop of a growing military dictatorship, the Paiva family leads an idyllic life. Former congressman Rubens lives with his wife Eunice and their five children in a beach house, where joyful visitors are constantly coming and going. Love and humor serve as their own form of defense in a dark chapter of Brazilian history. One day, however, repression irreversibly affects their family, and Eunice is forced to seek a new future for herself and her children. The heartbreaking story, based on the memoirs of Marcelo Rubens Paiva, earned three Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.