Where the Sun Beats

Laura lives in the country with her considerably older husband. When Nuno, her brother who study in Lisbon, pays a visit, he realizes that his sister does not have a happy life. He initiates a friendship with a worker on the farm. The circumstances turn Laura and Nuno against each other... Portrays the repressed sexuality and homosexual desire in a rural setting and elliptically and delicately the small farming community that serves as the backdrop for the impossible relationships pursued by Laura and her brother.

Top Cast

Laura Morante

Laura

António Pedro Figueiredo

Nuno

Luís Miguel Cintra

Artur (voice)

Inês de Medeiros

Graça

Marcello Urgeghe

Alberto