After the sale of the Blessed school, Vitor tries to start his life over again and takes a vacation at his cousin's house. Arriving there, Vitor mysteriously disappears without leaving any trace. The residents of the house, worried, decide to look for their friend.

The story of the relationship between Military Police commander Domingos Macedo and his children over three decades. Raised in a toxic family environment, the children struggle to survive the rigid rule of a man forged by the brutality of the Military Police. Flávia learns early on that defending herself is an act of rebellion and transforms fear into strength, until she manages, in her own way and by her own rules, to challenge her father's power on the Andaraí favela (community).

The filme relates how a victory - winning a scholarship to an elite private school - may become an obstacle race for an impoverished young person.