In the movie, Eduardo Moscovis is Danilo, a stage director obsessed with the injustice committed against XIX century farmer Manoel da Motta Coqueiro, case that initiated the process of extinction of death penalty in Brazil. Incited by a beautiful and mysterious woman, Danilo takes a fateful decision. He stages a play about the case with himself as Motta Coqueiro and psychiatric patients playing all the other parts. When the borders between reality and fantasy start to blend, Danilo relives the historical facts in first person, all the time conscious of the tragic doom of his character. Full with uncommon characters and surprising turns, the movie approaches the issue of death penalty in a refreshing new perspective.
as Danilo / Motta Coqueiro
as Aline / Úrsula das Virgens
as Dra. Márcia
as Ana
as Tonhão / Carlos / Tinoco
as Edmilson / Benedito
as Vânia / Francisca
as André / Julião
as Claudionor / Fernandes
as Dona Iolanda
as Godofredo / Flor
as Otávio / Policial
as Heloísa / Balbina
as Estela / Carolina
as Felipe / Fidélis / Paulinho
as Nelson / Domingos / Juror
