During the selection process for a film, actors show the struggle and tiredness of those who decide to make a living from Art. While parading their truths, fictional characters merge with recurring narratives from the actor's daily life. But who is just an actor and who is a character?

Brazil 1970. Zé walks away from his upper-middle-class life and joins the resistance against the military regime. Together with his partner Bete, he abandons public life to fight the system, while also raising two kids. Based on the life of José Carlos Novais da Mata-Machado who died under torture at the age of 27, falsely accused of betraying his companions.

The story revolves around Rubem, who inherits an old motel from his uncle, a property he believes to be abandoned. Upon arriving at the property, he finds Grace, a former employee of the establishment, who lives in the closed property. To pay off their debts, they decide to reopen the “Motel Pérola”, but with the help of Nalva, they develop a plan involving cyber pornography. From then on, they will have to do everything they can to ensure that the secret hidden in the motel rooms is not discovered.