Samba Chanson

Zé Rocha is a director trying to shoot his first film He dreams of making a professional movie and starts shooting in 35mm But as his budget begins to fade he changes to BlackandWhite then gradually down to 16mm Super8 and in the end to his despair to the video format With the help of Edna Marla producer who is searching for the Holy Grail of a genuinely 100 Brazilian celluloid Dona Martírio his mother former leftwing activist Guará Rodrigues an underground Brazilian movie star and Lila Lessa who stars in a 6 pm soap opera they develop strategies and outlandish plans to win the insane battle of filmmaking in Brazil