During a farewell carnival, a young artist falls for a stranger who hides a supernatural secret.

A group of residents of a village called Cadinha react differently to a shootout while listening to news on a community radio.

Based on historical facts, the film portrays the largest slave rebellion in Brazilian history, the Malê Revolt. The uprising mobilized the black population in the streets of Salvador against slavery in 1835. After the failure of the revolt, the protesters were harshly punished and repression against black people in Brazil increased.