Os Magnificos (2010)

The documentary relates the history of three farmers from the cocoa region of Bahia, Brasil during a period of splendor, excess and ultimately tragedy. In the mid Eighties, following a devastating plague that struck their plantations, the landowners suffered financial ruin along with the loss of their social status. Os Magnificos explores the origins and the stages of this decay, capturing the characters' journey through economic, personal and spiritual rehabilitation.