While traveling through the Brazilian Northeast, twelve-year-old Cris and her older brother Peu suddenly find themselves on the side of the road when their parents have had enough of their bickering and order them out of the car. Still fighting, Cris and Peu part ways, when he leaves for the nearest gas station hoping to locate their parents and doesn't return. Left alone overnight, Cris is forced to embark on a journey that will show her a side of the world she never knew. In this understated, beautifully shot modern fable, Cris (played by Maria Luisa Tavares in a subdued, emotive performance) is guided out of her comfort zone and through unknown places that her privileged, sheltered routine hadn't previously allowed her to enter. Director Marcelo Lordello subtly touches on issues of race and class in Brazil, a country where the upper classes can easily turn a blind eye to the economic and social disparities that work in their favor. As Cris awakens to a path of growth and self-discovery, she also gains the strength to face a reality she can no longer ignore.