Film · Drama, Western
Barren Lives (1963)
A destitute family tries to escape the drought in the backlands of northeastern Brazil. Fabiano (Átila Iório), Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two children and their dog Baleia wander aimlessly and almost hopelessly through the remote interior, surviving the forces of nature and the cruelty of men. An adaptation of the work by Graciliano Ramos.
- Director
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Writers
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Graciliano Ramos
- Country
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- Release date
- August 22, 1963
- Original title
- Vidas Secas
Cast
Átila IórioFabiano
Maria RibeiroSinhá Vitória- Baleia
- Gilvan LimaBoy
- Genivaldo LimaBoy
- Orlando MacedoSoldado Amarelo
Jofre SoaresFazendeiro- 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
