Dreaming of Fish

In a village on the northeastern coast of Brazil Jusce 17 scrapes a living by diving 30 meters with rudimentary equipment for lobster His prize at the end of a long day of risky work is sitting close to Ana who lives with her mother and young daughter as she savors the drama of urban sophisticates on her favorite soap opera Ana dreams of leaving the village to see the world Jusce is content with the life he leads The other fishermen friends of Jusces dead father help him to buy and fit out his own fishing boat One day an old friend Rogério returns from the big city to work giving dune buggy rides along the coast The day Rogério gives Jusce a ride to Anas place marks the beginning of their rivalry for Anas attention Jusce has to reinvent himself in order not to lose Ana to the adventurous life style of Rogério