步枪

In1963,inthevillageofMilagresinaverypoorareaofBrazil,agroupofsoldiersarrivetoprotectthestoreofapoliticianfromagroupofstarvingpeople.Theyhaveriflesforguardingthefoodandavoidthesackingbythepopulation.Oneofthesoldiers,completelydrunken,killsalocalinadisputewithhiscolleaguesforkillingagoat.ThetruckdriverGaúcho(ÁtilaIório)revoltsagainstthepassivityofafatherthathasjustlosthislittledaughter,whodiedofstarvation,andthepacificpopulationthatonlypraysandfollowsapreacher,andfightsagainstthesoldiers.