The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
Dona Mocinha
Rodriguinho
Conceição
Henrique
Orlando
Iracema
Adalgisa
Ricardinho
Manoel
Pinheiro
José
Maria Augusta
Rodriguinho (5 anos)
