The film is about people who make a living by picking through trash on the streets of Rio de Janeiro in search of recyclable material, popularly known as donkeys without a tail. Portuguese immigrants to Brazil made their living pushing wooden carts down the street to collect bottles. Today these trash collectors work with a wide variety of materials: plastics, glass, iron, copper, paper, and cardboard. By following the daily routine of five of these donkeys without a tail we come into contact with a universe that is ever-present in Brazilian cities but little understood.
- Written and Directed by : Sérgio Bloch
- Producers: Ana Gabriela, Iara Britz, Sérgio Bloch
- Director of Photography: Jacques Cheuiche
- Editing: Jordana Berg
- Original Soundtrack: Paulo Rafael
- Sound Mixing: Nonô Coelho and Aluísio Compasso
- Soundtrack: Paulo Rafael
- It's All True - International Documentary Festival
- Curitiba Film and Video Festival, Brazil - Best Film Award by the Critics
- Maranhão Film and Video Festival, Brazil - OCIC Best Film Award, Best Film Award by Popular Jury, Itaú Incentive Award
- Jornada da Bahia, Brazil - Best Documentary Award
- V Festival of Cuiabá, Brazil - Best Mid-Length Film Award, Best Film Award by Popular Jury
- IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Holland
- Bilan du Film Ethnographique, France
- Festival di Corto-metraggio, Italy
- Festival for Documentary, Germany
- Festival de Documentario Amascultura, Portugal
- Festival International for Animation and Documentary, India - Best First Film Award
