Barren Lives
Vidas Secas
A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work. But the drought and misery destroy their hopes.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
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Átila Iório
Fabiano
Maria Ribeiro
Sinhá Vitória (Mother)
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Orlando Macedo
Soldado Amarelo (Soldier)
Jofre Soares
Fazendeiro (Farmer)
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Gilvan Lima
Boy
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Genivaldo Lima
Boy
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Orlando Chagas
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Ignacio Costa
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Nabor Costa
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Oscar de Souza
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Leonardo Alencar
Composer
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Cinematographer
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José Rosa
Cinematographer
![Vidas Secas (Barren Lives) - [Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1963]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AfULhmjFuZk/hqdefault.jpg)
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