In a boarding house in the Vila Húmus, lost in the outskirts of a swamp, people survive a dark time. The writer K. Maurício dives deep in his work "The Death of a Clown", becoming hostage of impossible dreams. Pita, a facilitator, juggles words and people, enjoying a cynical game with those around him. Between crimes and hallucinations, between the gothic of the night and the decadence of the arena runs a hopeless story, based on the works of Raul Brandão.