Genivaldo, Gilvan, Jofre Soares

One of the first films from Brazil's Cinema Novo, this classic tale (based on a novel by Graciliano Ramos) about a downtrodden family traces their pitiful existence as workers on a wealthy man's ranch...( read more  read more... ), where they toil all day only to retire every evening to an abandoned house. Just as their fortunes start looking up, fate steps in to beat them down even further -- and a run-in with the law threatens to end their livelihood forever.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Release Date: January 1, 1963

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DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005

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  • October 13, 2009
    Clássico do cinema novo! Destaque pra linda atuação da dog que interpreta a Baleia. Ela foi pra Cannes e tudo!
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • January 14, 2007
    Basada en la novela homonima de Gracialiano Ramos, esta es una version del infierno de los desafortunados del nordeste brasileiro. Una de las mejores peliculas del Cinema Novo de Brasil, dirigida por Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

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