In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vladimir CarvalhoSelf | Self |
 Darcy RibeiroSelf | Self |
 Jorge BodanzkySelf | Self |
 Paulo Emílio Sales GomesSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Walter MelloSelf | Self |
 Murilo GrossiSelf | Self |
 Geraldo Sobral RochaSelf | Self |
 Ismail XavierSelf | Self |
 Antônio PitangaSelf | Self |
 Carlos DieguesSelf | Self |
 Domingos de OliveiraSelf | Self |
 Helena IgnezSelf | Self |
 Walter CarvalhoSelf | Self |
 Paulo César PeréioSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Lúcia MuratSelf | Self |
 Sylvio BackSelf | Self |
 Nilson RodriguesSelf | Self |
 J. PingoSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Orlando BritoSelf | Self |
 Othon BastosSelf | Self |
 Evaldo MocarzelSelf | Self |
 Chico DiazSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Rubens Ewald FilhoSelf | Self |
 Rogério SganzerlaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| AAmir LabakiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMaria do Rosário CaetanoSelf | Self |
| KKakau TeixeiraSelf | Self |
 Jean-Claude BernardetSelf | Self |
 Nelson Pereira dos SantosSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 André Luiz OliveiraSelf | Self |