15th century. D. Afonso, an old jealous nobleman, demands that all stay away when his wife, D. Leonor, goes to church to pray to Our Lady of Mercês. Another nobleman, D. Rui, sees her and fells under the spell or he beauty. D. Afonso orders his wife to retreat to Quinta do Cabril, and decides, one night, to stab his rival to death. It is then that a hanged man decides to intervene. - MOTELx
as D. Afonso de Lara
as D. Leonor de Lara
as D. Rui de Cardena
as Gonçalo
as Mécia
as Rosalia
as Vendedeira
as Isabel
as Justiçado
as Criado de D. Rui
as Bras
as Padre Lucio
as Intendente
as (uncredited)
