A teenager does a forced summer job in a forest watchtower, indifferent to the immigrants in the surrounding greenhouses.

When a boat loaded with cocaine sinks off his home island, Eduardo sees a risky but exciting opportunity to make money and fulfill impossible dreams.

A flight to Lisboa is diverted to Beja due to a snowstorm, forcing several passengers to spend Christmas Eve away from their families.

Threatened by a fascist plot, the Portuguese government recruits several "special people" to stop the coup.