Movie Description:
Filmed entirely on the magnificent, sandy coast of northernBrazil, Aurea`s saga begins in 1910, in Maranhao, where her fanatical husband has relocated hisfamily to start a farm. Desperate and pregnant, Aurea longs to return to the city, but cannot traverse the dunes withher aging mother, Maria in tow. Whencalamity strikes, the two womenfind themselves stranded. Eventually, they settle among the shifting sands and Aurea finds peace. But her passionatedaughter, Maria, longs to explore the world beyond the dunes.