A man's tale of love, obsession, and madness in the Brazilian Amazon. When Arminto returns to his childhood town to meet with his estranged father, he falls in love with a woman from his past. This love proves to be unattainable (and thus irresistible), making Arminto squander both his family inheritance and his sanity. On his path from passion to ruin, Arminto plunges deeper and deeper into the mythical world of the Amazon, turning his own life into fable.