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Barren Lives

Barren Lives

1963 1h 40m · Drama, Western · ★ 7.4

Barren Lives

A destitute family tries to escape the drought in the backlands of northeastern Brazil. Fabiano (Átila Iório), Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two children and their dog Baleia wander aimlessly and almost hopelessly through the remote interior, surviving the forces of nature and the cruelty of men. An adaptation of the work by Graciliano Ramos.

Director Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Screenplay Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Top Billed Cast

Átila Iório

Átila Iório

Fabiano

Maria Ribeiro

Maria Ribeiro

Sinhá Vitória

Baleia

Gilvan Lima

Boy

Genivaldo Lima

Boy

Orlando Macedo

Soldado Amarelo

Jofre Soares

Jofre Soares

Fazendeiro

Arnaldo Chagas

Oscar de Souza

José Leite

Domário

Gilvan Leite

Gileno Sampaio

Inácio Costa

Pedro dos Santos

Vidas Secas (Barren Lives) - [Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1963]

Barren Lives (Vidas Secas, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1963) [english subtitles]

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Budget $0

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Keywords

peasant hunger socially deprived family aridity teacher cinema novo