«Coração de Mãe» é a história de Linda, uma mulher na casa dos quarenta, simples, tão bonita quanto guerreira, que desespera ao ver o seu filho ir preso depois de a salvar das mãos de um marido violento. Se aquela data inevitavelmente a transforma, há outra que nunca esquecerá: o dia em que um desconhecido milionário lhe faz uma proposta que virará o jogo para sempre.

There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.