When mom gets ill, Maria becomes the family's caretaker. But when she can't cope any more, her father seems to have given up.
The film is about the special phenomenon where convicted murderers receive love letters from strangers. Those who write these letters have never met the inmates. And the disturbing fact about this phenomenon is that the women who write don't know anything about the prisoner, other than what they are sentenced for.
A gentle and beautifully made story about a boy's grief and acceptance, and finding a way back.
