
Afilmwhereoldsailors'talesandfolkloricmythsbecomeonewithrealityagainstthesoundofrollingwaves,whichalmostletsyousmellthesaltysea.ThefishingcommunityVilaChãonthePortuguesecoastisknownforitsfemaleskippers.Alocalpaperclaimsthatitistheonlyplaceofitskindintheworld.Thepeopleherehavelivedoffandwiththeseaaslongasanyonecanremember.Asmallfilmcrewarrivestomakeafilmaboutitsageinginhabitants,andtheresultisagenerousandtragicomicfrescowithplentyofspaceforsmallandlargestoriesfromtheproudpeopleoftheseas.Buttherearenotthatmanyofthemleft.Inthelastscene,anoldsailorsmokesapipeandholdsalongsoliloquytothesea-asincereandunsentimentallovedeclarationtothemotherofalllivingthings.YoungdirectorGonzaloTochahasanenormoustalentinsimplybeingpresentandabsorbinganthropologicaldetails,withoutcompromisingtheclosenessofthehumandestiniesthatlivebetweenthefoamyseasandthesandybeaches.