克拉拉(索妮亚·布拉加 Sonia Braga 饰)年近60,曾经是一名出色的乐评人。如今,克拉拉孤身一人居住在一座名为“水瓶座”的大楼里,这座风格非常独特的大楼建造于20世纪40年代,有着非常久远的历史。克拉拉非常喜欢这座毗邻着大海,拥有着美丽外观的大楼,将其视作自己的完美住所。 某日,克拉拉得知一家大型地产商买下了整栋大楼,并且准备将它拆除,这也就意味着克拉拉要在期限之内卖掉自己的房子。面对强权,克拉拉当然不会轻易屈服,在所有的住户都搬走的情况下,克拉拉成为了水瓶座大楼里的“钉子户”,用自己的方式和贪婪的地产商开始了一场旷日持久的战斗。Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Boa Viagem Avenue, Recife. All the neighboring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.