Vitalina Varela (12A)

Vitalina Varela is separated from her husband when he travels to Portugal to seek gainful employment. Years apart become decades and when Vitalina finally makes the journey to Lisbon, it is steeped in sadness. She discovers that her spouse is dead and his funeral took place three days ago. Alone in a foreign city, Vitalina becomes a recluse in her husband's home where she confronts phantasms of the past.