This fanciful fantasy from Brazil follows two poor but resourceful young men, Jack the Cricket (Matheus Nachtergaele) and Chico (Selton Mello), on their adventures. Looking for work, Jack and Chico get a job at a bakery, where the mean-spirited owner feeds them food so awful that when they give it to a dog, it kills the poor animal, leading the boys to fast-talk a priest into giving the dog a funeral mass. Later on down the road, shy Chico falls in love with beautiful Rosinha, whose father is the town's wealthiest citizen. While Chico is too timid to approach her, Jack is able to fool Rosinha's boyfriends into leaving town, leaving the field open for his friend. And finally, a gang of ruthless criminals invades the town and goes on a murder spree, with Jack gunned down alongside many of the town's most prominent citizens.
João Grilo e seu amigo Chicó são dois nordestinos que ganhavam a vida anunciando o filme A Paixão de Cristo pelo sertão da Paraíba, até que Chicó se apaixona por Rosinha. Agora, os planos da dupla consistem em casar os pombinhos e herdar a porca de barro, uma herança da família de Rosinha que guarda uma fortuna. O que eles não contavam é que chegaria à região o cangaceiro Severino, que mataria Chicó. Agora, o falecido é enviado para o Juízo Final para decidir qual será o seu destino.