‘When I was young it seemed that life was so wonderful …’ (Supertramp) This film is a story of recollection and mourning, of trust and loss and how family roles are redistributed when the mother dies.

When six-year-old Frederico finds out at school that people die when their hearts stop beating, he is unable to sleep that night. The next day, his mother asks the teacher once again: Must children always be told the truth? Always?