Set in Russas, the film is about a countywoman who lives together with her three husbands and two children in the arid backlands of the northeast of Brazil.
As Canções de Eu Tu Eles, the soundtrack album for the film performed by Gilberto Gil.
In 2001, As Canções de Eu Tu Eles by Gilberto Gil became the first album to win this award and to be nominated for Album of the Year.