Neville D'Almeida elaborates on the secular problems which plague the world's biggest tropical forest and its inhabitants using a panoramic and essayistic approach typical of the unique use of cinematographic language he has employed since his early work. The filmmaker imposes questions of deforestation, illegal mining and Brazil's treatment of black and indigenous people. Shot in an artisanal manner, with a minimalist production, the film recalls Brazil's recent past, but with an eye on the future of the country and the planet.