Dieter Kautzner

Tomasa, an ageing organ grinder, has always looked for someone to call her own but everything was taken from her. Now on a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Madonna at Tongay, crossing the merciless Chilean desert, her whole loving nature is concentrated on a little dog. When he dies, she tries to avenge herself on God. An Indian rescues her, but Tomasa is committed to her lonely way.

Tomasa, an ageing organ grinder, has always looked for someone to call her own but everything was taken from her. Now on a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Madonna at Tongay, crossing the merciless Chilean desert, her whole loving nature is concentrated on a little dog. When he dies, she tries to avenge herself on God. An Indian rescues her, but Tomasa is committed to her lonely way.