The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Augusto Matraga, a violent and domineering landowner, rules his corner of the Brazilian backlands through brute force. Betrayed by his wife and ambushed by rivals, he is brutally beaten and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by a pious, humble peasant couple, he is nursed back to health over long years. Their quiet devotion and acceptance begin to seep into his hardened soul. A life of penitence and waiting for his 'hour and turn' becomes an internal war, where his deep-seated thirst for vengeance clashes with a newfound, almost mystical humility, setting the stage for a final, defining confrontation.