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.
Vidas Secas is of 1 hour(s) and 40 minute(s). It is Produced By: Sino Filmes, Herbert Richers. It was released on 1963-08-22. It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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