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Atilia Iorio, Maria Ribeiro, Jofre Soares, Gilvan Lima, Orlando Macedo ... see more see more... , Baleia

Filmed with a strong sense of compassion for the impoverished and an underlying hatred for the injustice which forces them into the lives they must live, this is one of the first works from Brazil's C... read more read more...inema Novo. A poor Brazilian family struggle to earn a living when they take a job overseeing the livestock of a wealthy rancher. They move into an abandoned house, and their fortunes begin to take an upward turn. The father is duped into a card game with a crooked local policeman. The ranch hand protests, and a fight ensues that results in his beating by the cop. Despite being the victim of injustice, the man believes there should be some semblance of law and order and makes no protest about the incident. A severe drought has the man moving on from the ranch with his family to earn their living elsewhere. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 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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Don Druker
September 30, 2006
Don Druker, Chicago Reader

One of the best of the early Cinema Novo films. Full Review

Aaron Hillis
April 25, 2006
Aaron Hillis, Premiere Magazine

A powerfully emotive portrait... this seminal film of the [Cinema Novo] movement is as naturalistic and heartwrenchingly earnest as any Vittorio De Sica weepie. Full Review

Fernando F. Croce
January 21, 2006
Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

Like Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, another oft-misread seditious text, the film seems primed for a revolution. Full Review

Vincent Canby
September 30, 2006
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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