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The Turning Wind (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 78 mins · Portuguese
- Directed by
- Glauber Rocha
- Starring
- Antônio Pitanga, Luiza Maranhão, Francisco dos Santos Brito, Antônio Carlos dos Santos, Alair Liguori, José Teles de Magalhães
Set in the coastal region of Bahia, an educated black man returns to his native fishing village determined to liberate the community from mysticism, especially the Candomblé faith, which he sees as reinforcing political and social oppression. His crusade ultimately ends in tragedy.
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