The Man of the Year

In a twist of fate, Murilo Benício's character Máiquel becomes an unlikely hero after a chance encounter with a local hoodlum sparks a chain reaction that transforms his life in 24 hours. As a result of shooting the man to death, Máiquel is hailed as a hero by his neighbors and finds himself at the center of a whirlwind of attention, including gifts from admirers and a romantic interest. However, with fame comes corruption, and Máiquel soon finds himself entangled in a world of violence, crime, and excess, forever changing the ordinary man he once was.