Chico is tired of the relationship and his wife Nena's complaints. After spending 15 years together Chico has zero corauge to ask for a divorce. He decides to follow his friend's advice and hire a lover for his wife, in hopes that she gets involved with him and ends their marriage.

电影改编自真实事件，讲述的是一个带着面具的男人背后的故事。奥古斯托(Vladimir Brichta饰)是位在聚光灯下找寻立足之处的艺术家，踏上了母亲的艺术道路。他的母亲是位活跃在50年代的舞台艺术家。不遗余力地寻求观众的掌声，他找到了赢得观众喜爱的机会，就是成为了80年代的儿童节目最受欢迎的小丑电视主持人。 　　换上小丑装后，奥古斯托获得了史无前例的成功。但由于合同条款禁止他泄露自己的真实身份，他成了一个匿名的名人。奥古斯托变成了带给全国儿童欢乐的小丑，但却没有给自己儿子加布里埃尔（Cauã Martins饰）带来快乐。在儿子加布里埃尔眼里，父亲是个追求名气疏远自己的人。全片充满幽默和讽刺，夸张地展现了80年代巴西电视后台世界。该片讲述了一个男人找寻自己艺术价值的超现实故事以及他人格的堕落。

Pointing out the importance of maintaining a playful spirit, which we all have when we are kids and society forces us to abandon in our adult lives, Drops of Joy is a documentary that speaks widely about the idea that playing is something very serious and urgent.