In a mental institution the patients see themselves as people like Jesus, Lázaro, Marta, Maria, Adão, Eve, Sonia, Raskolnikov, Aliosha e Ivan Karamasov, a Philosopher, a Profet, Santa Teresa d'Avila, reciting the Divine Comedy.
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Writer |
| Writing | José Régio | Writer |
| Writing | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Writer |
| Writing | Friedrich Nietzsche | Writer |
| Editing | Manoel de Oliveira | Editor |
| Editing | Valérie Loiseleux | Editor |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Sound | Gita Cerveira | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alda Matos | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Ivan Kozelka | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lurdes Rocha | Costume Design |