Barren Lives

Barren Lives 1963 Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos Vidas Secas

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.

Country Brazil

Production Country Brazil

Language Portuguese

Spoken Language Portuguese

Gnere Drama

Production Companies Herbert Richers , Sino Filmes

Release Date 22 August 1963

100 mins

Cast

Átila Iório Fabiano

Maria Ribeiro Sinhá Vitória

Jofre Soares Fazendeiro

Gilvan Lima Boy

Genivaldo Lima Boy

Maria Rosa

Orlando Macedo Soldado Amarelo

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

Crew

Director

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Writer

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Producers

Danilo Trelles

Herbert Richers

Luiz Carlos Barreto

Cinematography

José Rosa

Composer

Leonardo Alencar

Editor

Rafael Justo Valverde

Sound

Geraldo José

Original Writer

Graciliano Ramos