Living with his parents, 17-year-old Juan hangs out with several intellectuals who would like to photograph the human soul. The girlfriend of the group's financier is Ana, and Juan is attracted to her, despite the knowledge that she spent two years at a clinic because she was "crazy." Juan sees Ana when he can and trains as a door-to-door salesman, but when the German photographer on the soul project gives him a viewfinder, it changes his life, putting him on the path to his later success as a Hollywood director.
| Directing | Héctor Babenco | Director |
| Writing | Héctor Babenco | Writer |
| Writing | Ricardo Piglia | Writer |
| Editing | Morgan Neville | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mauro Alice | Editor |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lauro Escorel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Carlos Conti | Production Design |
| Art | Graciela Oderigo | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magalí Izaguirre | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Urruti | Costume Design |
| Production | Héctor Babenco | Producer |
| Production | Francisco Ramalho Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Jean-François Lepetit | Co-Producer |
| Production | Óscar Kramer | Co-Producer |