[1][2] The film captures the annual theatrical re-enactment of the Mueda Massacre of 1960 that left over 600 peaceful protesters dead.

The massacre was a key catalyst for the start of the Mozambican War of Independence and for the formation of FRELIMO.

[4] A delegation of Mozambican exiles from Tanganyika cross the border and ask the Portuguese administrator for independence.

After three delegations arrive and each demand independence the administrator agrees to address their grievances at the public square in the presence of the Provincial Governor.

A large crowd gathers and the Governor rejects the request for independence while arresting two of the exiles, Faustino Vamomba and Mateus Waduvani, and sending them away in jeeps.