The Sandpit Generals

Year: 1971

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: English

Director: Hall Bartlett

Drama

Inspired by Jorge Amado’s classic novel, the film follows Pedro Bala, leader of a gang of homeless children in Bahia. The under‑aged outlaws steal, commit rape, fall in love, practice capoeira—the Brazilian martial art—and engage with African‑Brazilian religious traditions, painting a raw portrait of street life.

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