"Adapted from the homonymous work by Rachel de Queiroz, it presents the saga of a woman against female submission in nineteenth-century patriarchal society."
Glória Pires
as Maria Moura
Kadu Moliterno
as Padre José Maria
Cristiana Oliveira
as Marialva
Jackson Antunes
as Valentim
Bia Seidl
as Bela
Sebastião Vasconcelos
as João Rufo
Zezé Polessa
as Firma
Chico Diaz
as Duarte
Zezé Motta
as Rubina
Marcos Palmeira
as Cirino
Luiz Carlos Arutin
as Tonico
Renata Fronzi
as Aldenora
Helio Souto
as Tio Hércules
Rui Rezende
as Julião
Jece Valadão
as Major Honório
Miriam Pires
as Gerusa
Ariclê Perez
as Gertrudes
Otávio Müller
as Irineu
Ernani Moraes
as Tonho
Rosamaria Murtinho
as Eufrásia
Antônio Grassi
as Anacleto
Bertrand Duarte
as Zé Soldado
Camilo Bevilacqua
as Alípio
Cláudio Gabriel
as Maninho
Chica Xavier
as Libânia
Clementino Kelé
as Amaro
Carlos Gregório
as Silvino
Nelson Xavier
as Padre Marcelino
Ruth de Souza
as Sia Mena
Sérgio Britto
as Eliseu
Mariah da Penha
as Iria
Maria Silvia
as Jove
Pablo Sobral
as Pagão
Izabella Bicalho
as Berenice
Chico Assis
as Antônio Muxió
Antônio Gonzalez
as Leocádio
Denise Saraceni
Director
Mauro Mendonça Filho
Roberto Farias
Rachel de Queiroz
Novel
Glênio Póvoas
Co-Writer
Renato Campão