Barren Lives
Aug 22 1963
•2h 40m
•Drama
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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Átila Iório
Fabiano
Maria Ribeiro
Sinhá Vitória
Jofre Soares
Fazendeiro
Gilvan Lima
Boy
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