After losing her husband, 65-year-old midwife Betânia is persuaded by her daughters to leave her remote village. She moves near the sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses in northern Brazil and ventures a new beginning.

Diana Mattos
as Betânia

Michelle Cabral
as Irineusa

Rosa Ewerton Jara
as Jucélia

Tião Carvalho
as Ribamar

Caçula Rodrigues
as Tonhão

Ulysses Azevedo
as Antonio Filho

Nádia de Cassia
as Vitória

Edivaldo Marquita
as Marquita

Misael Pereira
as Seu Misa

José de Ribamar
as Seu Zuca