A technical problem aboard a transatlantic flight forces a plane to land in Porto Santo, the small island of Madeira's archipelago where, according to a legend, Christopher Columbus the 15th century navigator, lived for a while and entertained a sexual relationship with a widow and her nubile daughter. A girl photo journalist profits to stay the extra-needed days for repair, to visit the island - and eventually she'll become part of complex relationships among some of the secluded people of the island. Also, a yacht lost in the high seas in 1947 reappears from the misty horizon 50 years later - to unite Fanny and João, a contemporary navigator.
Cast
Leonor Silveira
Fanny
Ana Zanatti
Maria
Beatriz Batarda
Mariana
Carlos Martins Medeiros
João, the Navigator
José Eduardo
Old man
João Didelet
Tourist
Luísa Barbosa
Tourist
António Cara D'Anjo
Police officer
António Plácido
Police officer
Alexandre Melo
Aircraft commander
Carlos Subtil
Flight attendant
Miguel Silva
José, Mariana's husband
Crew
Vicente Jorge Silva
Director, Writer, Editor
Tonino Guerra
Writer
Torcato Sepulveda
Writer
Francisco Villa-Lobos
Editor
João Braz
Assistant Editor
Mário de Carvalho
Director of Photography
Paulo Branco
Producer
Pedro Melo
Sound Editor
Branko Neškov
Sound Mixer
Francisco Veloso
Sound
Raquel Jacinto
Boom Operator
João Montalverne
Unit Manager