Arquivo

Tânia is grieving the recent loss of her husband and pays scant attention to their only son. Rato is a nine-year-old boy who spends his days away from home, sometimes with a friend, Liliana, a teenager with whom he has a strange relationship, at times involving small criminal activities. After a hold-up in a school, the mother realizes that the boy may wind up committed to a reformatory. Fearful at the possibility she may lose him, she decides to move to Lisbon. Rato, however, will not leave without Liliana who gives up any idea of running away because of the difficulties of travel. The boy is saddened and finds renewed comfort with his mother and a new relationship grows between them. Mulher Policia was awarded the prizes for best film and best photography at the Lecce Festival of European Film.