Barren Lives
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74% Critic Match

Barren Lives

7.4 / 10 1963 1h 40mNR Portuguese
Drama

Storyline

In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of Brazil during the drought. A family in the search of new hope and destiny.

Cast & Crew

Átila Iório

Átila Iório

Fabiano

Lead
Maria Ribeiro

Maria Ribeiro

Sinhá Vitória

B

Baleia

GL

Gilvan Lima

Boy

GL

Genivaldo Lima

Boy

OM

Orlando Macedo

Soldado Amarelo

Jofre Soares

Jofre Soares

Fazendeiro

AC

Arnaldo Chagas

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nelson Pereira dos Santos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Barren Lives is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker