Aos 60 anos, desembargador aposentado volta à pequena cidade natal, onde passa a viver em companhia da jovem esposa, com pouco mais de 20 anos. O casal incomoda os padrões conservadores do local e provoca alterações no comportamento dos habitantes.

Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.

Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio is recruited by an indigenist to pretend to be indigenous during the visit of a general. In the dilemma of integrating into the system or preserving individual freedom, the family moves toward disintegration as the city prepares to launch a space rocket.