22 Aug 1963
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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Susana Salazar Fernanda
Maka Kotto André
Vanessa Bauche Gladys
Regina Orozco Ana Francisca
Carmen Salinas Georgina
Noel Burton Norman Green
Jorge Zárate Sr. Valdivia
Lisette Guertin Joyce Phelps
Rosario Zúñiga Hair Dresser
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