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Release, runtime and language
1953 · 105 mins · Portuguese
Directed by
Lima Barreto
Starring
Adoniran Barbosa, Vanja Orico, Ricardo Campos, Alberto Ruschel, Milton Ribeiro, Zé do Norte

Set during the era of the cangaceiros in Brazil’s harsh Northeastern backcountry, the ruthless Captain Galdino Ferreira and his gang kidnap schoolteacher Olívia, hoping for a ransom. One of the captors, Teodoro, falls in love with her and deserts the group, fleeing across the arid landscape while the remaining brigands pursue them.

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