After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the mythical Ojuara, an unconventional hero devoted to debauchery.

因水坝工程，一座名为Javé的小城将被淹没，然而由于这是一片没有任何文字记载的土地，那里的市民不会获得任何补偿，甚至不知未来将何去何从。心有不甘的居民们发现，倘若可以找到证明Javé历史价值的相关文献，就可以守住他们的家园。于是，他们决心自己来书写本地的历史，但问题是多数人都不识字，只有邮差一人会写字……

1989 film by Ruy Guerra

A small town is stirred by anonymous notes delivered during the night, telling the secrets of its inhabitants.

A trajetória de Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, o Tiradentes (Humberto Martins), líder da Inconfidência Mineira, um movimento surgido em Vila Rica (Ouro Preto) em 1789. Tiradentes sonhou junto com amigos e intelectuais ver o Brasil independente do domínio português, mas esbarrou na traição de Joaquim Silvério dos Reis (Rodolfo Bottino).