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Barren Lives
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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Fernanda Nobre Bia
Emílio Dantas Léo
Palomma Duarte Marina
Pedro Nercessian Encrenca
Françoise Forton Bia's Mother
Vitória Frate Cachorrinha
Ivan Mendes Brookie
Pedro Caetano Cabelo
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