The theme deplores the conditions of the slum quarters of Rio (and ghettos everywhere) and finds a young girl from the provinces who comes to Rio de Janiero in search of her fiance and finds he is a feared and hunted criminal. The scenes between the idealistic-but-trapped young lovers is depicted in soft images of tenderness and sensitivity that leads to a climax of shocking vi...
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It is the year after World War 3 and the film follows the odyssey of a girl and her mother as they explore a devastated Brazil. Historically there has always been a strong relationship between the Berlin Film Festival and Brazilian filmmakers, especially during the era of the cinema novo. "Of all the European festivals, Berlin h...
In colonial Brazil, boy is sent to live with some parents in a sugarcane plantation, after losing his mother. His adaptation will be difficult and painful. A young boy goes to live with his grandfather on a Brazilian plantation after his mother dies. Haunted by the memories of her violent death, the boy slowly adapts to his new surroundings until death, marriage, and the passag...