Fani, una adolescente como tantas otras, que adora a sus amigos, estudia para aprobar los exámenes del colegio, está enamorada y loca por el cine. Durante el año escolar, su madre insiste en que participe en una selección para hacer un intercambio en el extranjero.
In the 19th century, rich farmer with a passion for music dreams of having an orchestra. He hires a conductor, to help him organize the musicians. But the man falls in love with his daughter.
The film tells the story of Cristório, a fisherman from Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão, who lost his young son when he was killed by jealous husband, during a folklore festival that celebrates the return of a ressurected bull, called Bumba-meu-boi. It is a journey to the heart of deepest Brazil, where it finds the dramatic soul of the Brazilian people.
