Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hermeto PascoalSelf | Self |
 José SaramagoSelf | Self |
| PPaulo Cezar LopesSelf | Self |
 Antonio CíceroSelf | Self |
 Wim WendersSelf | Self |
| EEvgen BavčarSelf | Self |
| SSpela LenarcicSelf | Self |
 Marieta SeveroSelf | Self |
| CCarmela GrossSelf | Self |
 João Ubaldo RibeiroSelf | Self |
 Walter Lima Jr.Self | Self |
 Oliver SacksSelf | Self |
 Manoel de BarrosSelf | Self |
| AArnaldo GodoySelf | Self |
| MMarjut RimminenSelf | Self |
 Agnès VardaSelf | Self |
 Hanna SchygullaSelf | Self |
| RRaimunda da Conceição FilhaSelf (Gabriel's Mother) | Self (Gabriel's Mother) |
| FFelipeSelf (Baby) | Self (Baby) |
| GGabrielSelf (Baby) | Self (Baby) |
| VVerônica de Jesus SantosSelf (Felipe's Mother) | Self (Felipe's Mother) |