The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
as Dona Mocinha
as Rodriguinho
as Conceição
as Henrique
as Orlando
as Iracema
as Adalgisa
as Ricardinho
as Manoel
as Pinheiro
as José
as Maria Augusta
as Rodriguinho (5 anos)
