When Ana walks past Bento in a crowded room, he immediately recognizes her. He sees the girl that she once was and the woman that she's become. He remembers how they'd promised to love and marry each other. Somehow that never happened. But when they see each other again, they fall in love again. It's passionate and explosive and soon, they get married and have a beautiful baby boy.
Things are perfect and blissful, but unfortunately their happiness doesn't last long. Bento is struck with seeds of unreasonable jealousy when he sees how well his best friend, Miguel, and Ana get along. Thinking that the two have a secret relationship going on, his loving behavior changes towards Ana and he even doubts that he is the father of their child.
This is a very interesting story of love and a relationship spoiled by distrust. Marcos Palmeira, as Bento, plays this jealous character so well. It was fascinating to see him first as a happy, confident man and then slowly turn into someone who lets his insecurities eat away at him, so that he hurts the woman he loves and destroys their marriage. I wanted so much to reach through the screen and shake some sense into him for his behavior. Maria Fernanda Cândido gives a good performance as Ana, the wife who loves her husband and has a hard time understanding his behavior. Bruno Garcia plays Miguel, the good friend.
The film is inspired by the work of 19th century Brazilian author Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis called Dom Casmurro.
