Against a backdrop of rural Portuguese poverty, a handful of magical characters are living out their destiny: Jose, a shepherd, who is visited by a devil whispering violent words in his ear; Moises & Elias, Siamese twins joined at the tip of their little fingers; Gabriel, a wise man, who is over one hundred years old; & an unnamed character who sits writing alone in a windowless room. The characters are universal, & they are all at the mercy of fate
- their lives are pulled in different directions & sometimes even suffocated & snuffed out.