Overview
In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome.
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Music
Music by Washington Bruno
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Glauber RochaScreenplay
- Luiz Paulino dos SantosScreenplay
- José Teles de MagalhãesScreenplay
- Original title
- Barravento
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 28, 1962
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
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Cast
Antônio PitangaFirmino
Luiza MaranhãoCota
Lucy de CarvalhoNaína- Aldo TeixeiraAruã
Lídio SilvaMestre- Edmundo Albuquerque
- Francisco dos Santos Brito
- Hélio de Oliveira
- Antônio Carlos dos Santos
- João GamaVicente
- Milton Gaúcho
- Fred Júnior
- Alair Liguori
- Elio Moreno LimaLoiro
- Jota Luna
- Braga Neto
- Rosalvo Plínio
- Flora VasconcelosRosa
- Dona Zezé
- José Teles de Magalhães
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