葡萄牙名導Tiago Guedes第五部劇情長片以一幕美麗懾人的場景作為開場，靜謐的鄉村小鎮卻發生一連串慘案，永遠改變了Joao Fernandez的一生。20年後，葡萄牙受右翼的第二共和國政權統治，這時的Joao已是名富有的地主，並成為家族裡最具主見的領導人。由Joao帶領的家族勢力在接下來的40餘年，都將在葡萄牙歷史中佔有重要地位，不僅與動盪不定的政治、社會變遷相抗衡，家族埋藏已久的秘密與謊言也將水落石出。導演Guedes以19世紀葡萄牙文學家Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz的現實主
This is story about a dentist with the talent of painlessly extracting teeth, and what happens to him as a result of being naturally good at his job. It is told with humour , poignancy, and a frequent breaking of the 4th wall between the movie and the aud
