Barren Lives
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1963-08-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
95
Vote Average
7.4
Átila Iório
Fabiano
Maria Ribeiro
Sinhá Vitória
Baleia
Gilvan Lima
Boy
Genivaldo Lima
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Orlando Macedo
Soldado Amarelo
Jofre Soares
Fazendeiro
Arnaldo Chagas
Oscar de Souza
José Leite
Domário
Gilvan Leite
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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