《幽灵肖像》是一场穿越时间、声音、建筑和影像的多维旅程。影片的背景是巴西伯南布哥州的州府累西腓。这是一座历史文化名城，在20世纪，城里的电影院曾经是无数人的欢乐殿堂。它们承载着梦想与进步，也纪录下社会实践的重大变迁。《幽灵肖像》结合历史影像资料、传说、电影片段和个人记忆，以电影的镜头谱绘出城市的图景。

Ubaldo receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. In the heart of the northwest desert, he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical "Cangaceiro".