Maria de Noronha, at 13 years old, suffers from high fevers and violent hemoptysis caused by a ruthless tuberculosis. To alleviate the pain, she gathers poppies from her garden and, at night, places them on her bed pillows. But the poppies have a devastating effect. Her deep sleep is invaded by ghosts and hallucinations: the luxury and decadence of the Portuguese 16th century. A broken nation, occupied by strangers.
as Maria Noronha
as D. Madalena de Vilhena
as Frei Jorge
as Telmo Pais
as D. João de Portugal
as D. Sebastião
as Miranda
as Padre de Benfica
as D. João de Portugal
as Doroteia
as Cardeal Dom Henrique
as Varlet
as Maria Mota
as Cristóvão de Távora
as Manuel de Sousa Coutinho
