In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.

Credits

Lima BarretoDirector

Milton RibeiroCapitão Galdino Ferreira

Alberto RuschelTeodoro

Marisa PradoOlívia

Vanja OricoMaria Clódia