监狱外的莱蒙多•诺南多（João Miguel 饰）身无分文，走投无路。在吃过霸王餐后，他留在佐米罗（Zeca Cenovicz 饰）的餐馆里帮工。他所做的炸鸡块招揽来许多顾客，既赢得了妓女伊丽雅（Fabiula Nascimento 饰）的芳心，也得到另一家餐馆的老板吉奥瓦尼（Carlo Briani 饰）的赏识……
监狱内的诺南多凭借出色的厨师手艺将舍友从恶心的牢饭里拯救出来，他在号中的地位与日俱增，每天关心的只是怎样做出好吃的饭菜……
本片荣获2007年里约热内卢国际电影节最佳影片、最佳导演等四项大奖

In an isolated countryside house founded by an elite, surrounded by slavery memories, a crossdresser retreat is set up. Far from the Brazilian dictatorship of the 70’s, men dress themselves with a glamour and delirious reality. This forged freedom crumbles when the real world infiltrates the house. Crossing the thin line between lies and truths. A fatality is just a matter of time…