In a small Portuguese town, a family is turned upside down when their son leaves to study in London. Over a year, we see a daughter's coming of age, a father's mid-life crisis, a son's emancipation and a mother coping with an "empty nest"

A fisherman and locals stand against a powerful investment fund trying to build a resort on their cherished Faro Island. As tensions rise over the prime coastal property, a lawyer enters the fray, leading to sinister developments.