Son of Ox

João is 12 and he lives with his father, isolated, in the middle of the dry outbacks in Bahia, an area harshly punished by the drought. His father is a severe and authoritarian cowboy. João’ greatest wish is to run away from him. João’ inspiration is the superhero in an old comic book comic that he keeps hidden under his mattress. One day a circus comes to town looking for candidates to fill clown a vacancy on the troupe. João believes that this is the perfect opportunity to escape.