Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.

Sonia dos Humildes
Dadá

Maurício do Valle
Antônio das Mortes

Lídio Silva
Sebastião
João Gama
Priest
Antônio Pinto
Colonel