In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.

• Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz
• Milton Ribeiro
• Alberto Ruschel
• Marisa Prado
• Vanja Orico
• Zé do Norte
• Adoniran Barbosa
• Ricardo Campos
• Nieta Junqueira