On a hot summer day, Paloma decides to fulfil her most cherished dream: a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. She is a devoted mother, a hard-working farmhand in a papaya plantation and has been saving to afford the celebration. The priest’s refusal to marry her and Zé will force Paloma to confront the rural society. She suffers violence, betrayal, prejudice and injustice but nothing shakes the faith and determination of this transgender woman.

Marcelo Gomes (b. Recife, Brazil), is an awardwinning filmmaker. His debut ‘Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures’, was at Cannes (Un Certain Regard) in 2005. His feature ‘I travel because I have to, I come back because I love you’ (2009) premiered at Venice and his historical biopic ‘Joaquim’ was in Berlinale Competition.