Zé Rocha is a director trying to shoot his first film. He dreams of making a professional movie, and starts shooting in 35mm. But as his budget begins to fade, he changes to Black-and-White, then gradually down to 16mm, Super-8 and, in the end, to his despair, to the video format. With the help of Edna Marla, producer who is searching for the Holy Grail of a genuinely 100% Brazilian celluloid; Dona Martírio, his mother, former left-wing activist; Guará Rodrigues, an underground Brazilian movie star; and Lila Lessa, who stars in a 6 p.m. soap opera, they develop strategies and outlandish plans to win the insane battle of filmmaking in Brazil.
Nivaldo Pedrosa
as Zé Rocha
Yara de Novaes
as Edna Marla
Teuda Bara
as Dona Martírio
Carolina Duarte
as Lila Lessa
Guará Rodrigues
as Self
José Mojica Marins
as Self
Gorete Milagres
as
Rogério Cardoso
as Detetive 1
Mauricio Tizumba
as
