The film tells the story of Cristório, a fisherman from Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão, who lost his young son when he was killed by jealous husband, during a folklore festival that celebrates the return of a ressurected bull, called Bumba-meu-boi. It is a journey to the heart of deepest Brazil, where it finds the dramatic soul of the Brazilian people.
as Antão Cristório
as Camborina
as Querente
as Germana
as Jerumenho
as Quertide
as Maria das Águas
as Maria Dina
as Arduto
as Baldunino
as Criseu
as Gertrudes
as Carideno
as Cristório 10 anos
as Siribas, João
as Aquimundo
as Geminiana
as Garatoso