The lives of a macho butcher, his wife, a lonely waitress, a sadist and a flophouse manager intersect in Recife, Brazil.
In the heart of Recife, Olivia resists.
In Pernambuco's Zona da Mata, dream and reality are mixed. Among the cane fields, the colors, dances, theater and music reveal a not-so-distant past that calls into question the present and sheds light on the future challenges of a game that starts at night and ends at daylight.
