Piecing together the data from Lamarca's diary with other information, a team led by chief inspector Fleury, linked to the death squad and who had made a name for himself as a torturer of political prisoners, arrived in Buriti Cristalino on August 28. This invasion is recounted in detail in the film by the only survivor, Olderico Barreto, Zequinha's brother. Buriti is today an abandoned town. Residents who were present are also interviewed and recount that they were even forced to work for the repression. Zequinha's father, a highly respected person in the region, was hung for days in the bandstand in the center of the small town. The film also features an interview with him: old Zé Barreto, filmed some years ago by a filmmaker from Brasília. Everyone in the small town was threatened with death if they did not cooperate.

With the shootout in Buriti, Lamarca and Zequinha fled toward Ibotirama, on the banks of the São Francisco River. This flight on foot made Lamarca very ill, and in the final days Zequinha even carried him on his back. This route is retraced in the film. Detected in Ibopirama, they returned to the region of Brotas de Macaúbas. In all, they walked about 300 kilometers on foot. Until, surrounded by the military led by Colonel Nilton Cerqueira, they were assassinated on the outskirts of Pintada.