A destitute family tries to escape the drought in the backlands of northeastern Brazil. Fabiano (Átila Iório), Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two children and their dog Baleia wander aimlessly and almost hopelessly through the remote interior, surviving the forces of nature and the cruelty of men. An adaptation of the work by Graciliano Ramos.

Átila Iório
as Fabiano

Maria Ribeiro
as Sinhá Vitória

Baleia
as

Gilvan Lima
as Boy

Genivaldo Lima
as Boy

Orlando Macedo
as Soldado Amarelo

Jofre Soares
as Fazendeiro

Arnaldo Chagas
as

Oscar de Souza
as

José Leite
as