Barren Lives

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...

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The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is bitten up and left for dead,...

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The Amulet of Ogum

The Amulet of Ogum

An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an...

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The Third Bank of the River

The Third Bank of the River

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagement with literature that was the wellspring of...

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How to Die in Cinema

How to Die in Cinema

Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.

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A Lost Woman

A Lost Woman

The story of a poor woman living in the backwoods of Brazil and working as a maid. One day she is unfairly fired from the house where she was...

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Soledade - A Bagaceira

Soledade - A Bagaceira