April 1974 saw the fall of a long lasting dictatorship. The young democracy developed in the midst of much social and political turmoil. The armed wing of a leftist group changed the future of one family - the father disappears without trace, the mother denies their past, and the son grows up with unanswered questions. As a young man, Pedro is determined to reach for answers, aided by his apparently batty grandmother. Collecting clues and meeting people who would rather prefer to remain forgotten. His inner journey leads him Portugal to Spanish through the deserted roads of Alentejo. Pedro will find himself, but there is a price to pay. 

Ivo M. Ferreira was born in Lisbon in 1975. With a diploma in Photography and Audiovisual Communication, he enrolled in the London Film School and later at the University of Budapest. On a trip through Asia he visited Macau, where he directed and produced his first documentary. He was then invited by Expo ‘98 to direct a second film. A passage through Angola in 2000 sparked an interest in lusophone nations, and he went on to direct anthropological documentaries in these locations. Ferreira has directed also two feature films: April Showers (2009), which was premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival, and Em Volta (2002). Ferreira’s film Letters from War, an adaptation of António Lobo Antunes book, had its world premiere at the 66th Berlin Film Festival.