Two decisions were fundamental in shaping this documentary:

The first was to film from Rio de Janeiro to the hinterlands (Sertão) of Bahia, in two cars, over a four-day journey, showing the route from the Atlantic Forest to the Caatinga, revealing how this immense Brazil gradually transforms.

The second one was the decision not to conduct formal interviews, but instead to record the memories of former militants, including myself, along the way through informal conversations. In this, we were aided by the director of photography, Dudu Miranda, who created a structure that allowed the camera to bring to the documentary the tone of intimacy that makes the viewer feel part of the story.

Combining archival footage, photos, newspaper headlines, period posters, and videos that make explicit the manhunt that was carried out, we reconstruct one of the most surprising and little-known stories of the resistance to the dictatorship in Brazil. We tell this story while preserving the atmosphere of suspense it entails. At the same time, the surprising reality of today, with masses and processions, provides a counterpoint of democratic participation in the atmosphere of tension of the 1970s.