1990 was the year the first letter was written. Through the writings of a broken woman, from this letter and the others that followed, the puzzle of a fragmented mind is built. Clinging to the memories that haunted and comforted her, she tries to rebuild her broken identity, confessing her most secret thoughts to the great loves that she has lost: her husband and her daughter.

With her boyfriend arrested for drug dealing, Carla, 8 month pregnant, spends her days at the jail door. As the days go by, an unlikely relationship eventually emerges, putting everything in question.

When reaching adulthood, a young woman talks about her days within a dysfunctional family; her fears, wishes and frustrations, that lead her on an unwavering quest for a peace that stubbornly doesn’t come.

This is a documentary about the moving and inspiring story of Manuel, a small coffee producer in the island of Sao Tome and Principe.