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Song of the Sea

O Canto do Mar

1953 · 1h 24m · Drama · Brazil · Rated 12 (BR)

In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.

Directed by
Alberto Cavalcanti
Written by
Alberto Cavalcanti, José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Story by
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Starring
Aurora Duarte, Cacilda Lanuza, Margarida Cardoso, Alfredo de Oliveira
6.0Smart score

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poverty
Rating12 (BR)

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