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.

Cast

Yara de Novaes

Edna Marla

Teuda Bara

Dona Martírio

Guará Rodrigues

Self

José Mojica Marins

Self

Gorete Milagres

Rogério Cardoso

Detetive 1

Mauricio Tizumba

Nivaldo Pedrosa

Zé Rocha

Carolina Duarte

Lila Lessa