´Eleven Minutes´ Tells The Story Of Maria, A Young Girl From A Brazilian Village, Whose First Innocent Brushes With Love Leave Her Heartbroken. At A Tender Age, She Becomes Convinced That She Will Never Find True Love. A Chance Meeting In Rio Takes Her To Geneva, Where She Dreams Of Finding Fame And Fortune. Instead, She Ends Up Working As A Prostitute. In Geneva, Maria Drifts Further And Further Away From Love As She Develops A Fascination With Sex. Eventually, Maria´S Despairing View Of Love Is Put To The Test When She Meets A Handsome Young Painter. In This Odyssey Of Self-Discovery, Maria Has To Choose Between Pursuing A Path Of Darkness, Sexual Pleasure For Its Own Sake, Or Risking Everything To Find Her Own ´Inner Light´ And The Possibility Of Sacred Sex, Sex In The Context Of Love.