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Barren Lives
Film / 1963

Barren Lives

Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DramaWestern

★ 7.4/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Átila IórioFabiano Maria RibeiroSinhá Vitória Baleia Gilvan LimaBoy Genivaldo LimaBoy Orlando MacedoSoldado Amarelo Jofre SoaresFazendeiro Arnaldo Chagas Oscar de Souza José Leite Domário Gilvan Leite
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Gileno Sampaio Inácio Costa Pedro dos Santos Nabor Costa Clovis Ramos Manuel Ordômio Vanutério Maia Antonio Soares Walter Monteiro Maria Rosa Maria de Vanje

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