The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the revolution of Tropicália and marginal art, which changed the course of Brazilian culture in the 1960s and 1970s, until he committed suicide on his 28th birthday.
Eduardo Ades
Writer, Director
Marcus Fernando
Writer, Director

Jesuíta Barbosa
Narrator

Torquato Neto
Self (archive footage)

Ivan Cardoso
Self

Caetano Veloso
Self

Gal Costa
Self (archive footage)

Jards Macalé
Self (archive footage)

Gilberto Gil
Self

Waly Salomão
Self (archive footage)

Tom Zé
Self
I Am Heath Ledger74%
A Plastic Ocean75%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
The Class of ‘9271%
Hawking76%
Directed by John Ford70%
Sidney70%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
McQueen74%
Elstree 197661%
Looking for Richard68%
Public Speaking70%
Love, Antosha74%
180° South72%
28 Up75%
Harmontown66%
Pelé72%
My Mom Jayne79%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Maternal Instinct71%