A difícil vida dos lavradores expulsos de suas terras e obrigados a cometer crimes para sobreviver em meio ao sertão é retratado pela vida de duas mulheres: a sensual e perigosa Loli, que quer sair do sertão para viver no sul do país; e Mariá, uma típica camponesa que acredita na força do nordestino para enfrentar a seca.

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.