When Joaquim, a frustrated writer living in the 70s, finds out his recently wed wife is cheating on him, he starts writing a suicide letter and prepares a surprise for his wife to find when she gets home from her lover's arms.

Two retired detectives, who were active during the Brazilian dictatorship, must confront the past when asked to depose to a Truth Commission regarding their investigation into the suicide of an artist and his infamous last masterpiece.

After a brutal kidnapping, two young men are hired as painters for a wealthy family. Things get complicated as they grow closer to their employers.