Vidas Secas (1963)

a.k.a Barren Lives

In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of Brazil during the drought. A family in the search of new hope and destiny.

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ptrigueiro

It makes my guts hurt.

 12 years ago
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Masaki

A bleak, bright portrait of the dry lands of Northeastern Brazil.

 15 years ago

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