Barren Lives

Barren Lives

1963•1h 40m•7.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(98)

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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Production

Sino Filmes, Herbert Richers

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Nabor Costa

Clovis Ramos

Clovis Ramos

Manuel Ordômio

Vanutério Maia

Antonio Soares

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