The young girl, Antónia Margarida Castelo Branco, is handed over by her mother to Brás Telles de Meneses because of the obscure interests between rural aristocratic families in the North. Brás is a ruined man, a bohemian with a reputation for violence and erratic behaviour. Antonia’s fortune is the first sacrifice made by the young wife. Fascinated by the man who humiliates and ill-treats her, she follows him in a pilgrimage to increasingly barren lands, to increasingly less hospitable houses.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Catarina Alves CostaAntónia | Antónia |
 António Sequeira LopesBrás | Brás |
 Laura SoveralD. Luísa | D. Luísa |
| JJorge RollaAfonso | Afonso |
 Cremilda GilAna | Ana |
 Aurora GaiaSenhorinha | Senhorinha |
 Adelaide TeixeiraConceição | Conceição |
| SSónia GuimarãesFelicidade | Felicidade |
| PPhilip J. SpinelliP. Francisco | P. Francisco |
| LLuís CunhaP. Jerónimo | P. Jerónimo |
 Luís SantosD. Sebastião | D. Sebastião |
| JJoana SizaLisete | Lisete |
 Jorge PintoAires | Aires |
| CConceição GuerraD. Leonor | D. Leonor |
 Margarida GilNun | Nun |
 Joaquim PintoFather | Father |
 Henrique Espírito SantoJogador de Póquer | Jogador de Póquer |
 João César MonteiroJogador de Póquer | Jogador de Póquer |
 João Pedro BénardJogador de Póquer | Jogador de Póquer |
| MManuel Costa e SilvaJogador de Póquer | Jogador de Póquer |