Cowboy escaping from the drought in the Northeast Brazil meets some officers led by a cruel lieutenant, whose main objective was to catch organized outlaws and invade the small town of Juazeiro. They arrest and torture him, hoping he would tell them the whereabouts of Padre Cícero, a prominent religious leader of the place. But he manages to escape and arrives in Juazeiro. The police invade the city and arrest the believers who were celebrating a party for Padre Cícero.
| Writing | Francisco Pereira da Silva | Dialogue |
| Writing | Ismar Porto | Writer |
| Sound | Remo Usai | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Euclides da Cunha | Novel |
| Directing | Wilson Silva | Director |
| Writing | Sanin Cherques | Screenstory |
| Writing | Wilson Silva | Writer |
| Editing | Glauco Mirko Laurelli | Editor |
| Production | Wilson Silva | Producer |
| Art | Alexandre Horvat | Art Direction |
| Sound | Catulo de Paula | Songs |
| Camera | Edgar Eichhorn | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlos Foscolo | Sound Engineer |