Zola is unable to complete her family tree for a school assignment. Upon listening to her feelings and doubts, her grandmother, Cícera, tells her stories of her ancestors and during this exchange Zola learns that her roots are deeper than she imagines.

Glória manages to get a divorce and moves away, taking her daughters and the desire to start over. As she tries to turn the new house into a home and her body into a place of belonging, she faces, on the factory floor, a delicate competition for a supervisor position between colleagues and her best friend. Courage takes shape as anguish seeps into the flesh.

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

After being victim of a violent homophobic attack, a couple tries to overcome the trauma and move on.