Directed by Walter Hugo Khouri, this highly controversial Brazilian psychological drama explores memory, the loss of innocence, and intense boundary violations within an insular domestic environment. Framed as an adult man looking back at a pivotal moment from his childhood in late 1930s Brazil, the narrative follows Hugo (Marcelo Ribeiro) as a 12-year-old boy sent to live with his mother, Anna (Vera Fischer), in an upscale, highly restrictive establishment managed by a powerful politician. Cut off from normal childhood interactions, Hugo navigates a confusing world of adult desires, shifts in power, and complex emotional manipulation.