简介：Estamirais63yearsoldandsuffersfromschizophrenia.Sheleadsatoughlifeandhassupportedherselfforthepast20yearsbypickingthroughgarbageattheJardimGramachoDisposalAreainRiodeJaneiro.Thefilmfollowsherstartingin2000,theyearshebeginstreatmentinapsychiatricclinic.Atfirst,itishardtounderstandherinherstream-of-consciousnesssentences,delusionsandobsessions.Gradually,however,wegettoknowherasawomanwhocanhavequietandlucidmomentsdespiteherillness.Interviewswithhergrown-upchildrenprovidethenecessarybackgroundinformation.DaughterCarolinatellsaboutthetimebeforethehallucinationsbegan,whenEstamirawasstillmarriedandhadajobinasupermarket.Estamira'ssonremembersthedaythathismotherbecamesoaggressivethathehadtoleaveherinthehospital.ThefilmmakertellsEstamira'sstoryinaformthatdovetailswiththeprotagonist'schaoticlife.Grainyblack-and-whiteandlyricalcolourimagesalternatewithoneanotherandhighlightthealmostsurrealistdecorofthedump,whereamonggiant,smokingmoundsofgarbage,ahandfulofpeopleandflocksofblackvulturesarelookingforanythingworthtaking.…