In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.
Guilherme Fontes
Vina
Ana Beatriz Wiltgen
Eunice
Milton Gonçalves
Freitas
Taumaturgo Ferreira
Dream
Zé Trindade
Oliveira
Miriam Pires
Sra. Oliveira
Flávio São Thiago
Fotógrafo
Tania Boscoli
Bel
Cristiana Lavigne
Santinha
In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.
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