Two voyages: in space, along a river that serves as frontier between Portugal and Spain; and in time, through memories delivered on camera by a handful of old women, who fought with determination against the law, poverty, and illiteracy to provide for basic sustenance to their families. A few men add independent testimony to the hard life of those women smugglers: a railway’s man and two customs officers.
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Un viaje a las fronteras del Norte de Portugal y Galicia nos transporta a nuestro pasado más reciente, el contrabando local y la emigración clandestina eran prácticas habituales en estas tierras aprovechando la cercanía del país vecino.
La raya, como popularmente se conoce a la frontera, guarda una historia de lucha diaria por la supervivencia y sus mujeres son testigos.
Two voyages: in space, along a river that serves as frontier between Portugal and Spain; and in time, through memories delivered on camera by a handful of old women, who fought with determination against the law, poverty, and illiteracy to provide for basic sustenance to their families. A few men add independent testimony to the hard life of those women smugglers: a railway's man and two customs officers.
