A village in Northeastern Brazil is repeatedly raided by a gang of bandits (of the kind known as cangaceiro) who rob the local establishments and kidnap young women. Two of the villagers are rivals for the love of a woman, and when she is kidnapped they, plus a third one, disguise themselves as bandits and infiltrate the gang.
After the success of O Cangaceiro, a fad of similar films happened in Brazil, and it was inevitable that comedies too were made. This one has a very simple-minded type of humor and a predictable plot who borrows on Seven Samurai (and its American version The Magnificent Seven), The Three Musketeers and The Lone Ranger. There is nothing really to recommend it, unless you have an interest in Brazilian cinema and Brazilian comics, or want some really mindless entertainment.
Rating: 31
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