
Ballad of Return
Drama
Overview
One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the impossibility of knowing her fully grieves him. The shadow of the suicide and the inevitable ghost of a new chance hover over their heads. Eduardo insists on understanding his wife, but an increasing jealousy and an unexpected discovery of her past torture him. He does not realize that, most of the time, the search for control easily becomes an obsession.
Top Cast


Marina Person
Marina Person
Júlia
Marina Person
Júlia


João Miguel
João Miguel
Eduardo
João Miguel
Eduardo


Francisco Miguez
Francisco Miguez
Lucas
Francisco Miguez
Lucas
Stella Hodge
Stella Hodge
Maria
Stella Hodge
Maria


Marat Descartes
Marat Descartes
Paulo
Marat Descartes
Paulo
Poliana Pieratti
Poliana Pieratti
Mariana
Poliana Pieratti
Mariana
Ângelo Madureira
Ângelo Madureira
Professor de Dança
Ângelo Madureira
Professor de Dança
Bernardo Barcellos
Bernardo Barcellos
Telefonista do Hospital (voice)
Bernardo Barcellos
Telefonista do Hospital (voice)
Bernardo Carvalho
Bernardo Carvalho
Primeiro Entrevistado
Bernardo Carvalho
Primeiro Entrevistado
Francisco Guarnieri
Francisco Guarnieri
Atendente do IML
Francisco Guarnieri
Atendente do IML
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