Maternity

Amara and João are overjoyed as they welcome their first daughter, Lia, at a maternity hospital in Maputo. Their happiness, however, is quickly overshadowed by Amara’s exhaustion and the baby’s incessant crying. Vulnerable and desperate for rest, Amara entrusts her daughter to a woman who introduces herself as a hospital volunteer. When she wakes up, the crib is empty. Lia has vanished.