Fogo Morto (1976) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1976 · 88 mins · Portuguese

Directed by

Marcos Farias

Starring

Othon Bastos, Ângela Leal, Jofre Soares, Rodolfo Arena, Procópio Mariano, Fernando Peixoto

Set in 1910 in Brazil’s Paraíba state, a farmer is forcefully removed from his own property by a ruthless colonel who controls the local sugar mill. Desperate to reclaim his land, he turns to a band of outlaws, enlisting their aid in a dangerous struggle against the colonel’s power.