In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
as Capitão Galdino Ferreira
as Teodoro
as Olívia
as Maria Clódia
as Ze, the singing outlaw
as Mané Mole
as Tortured bandit
as Woman in tears
