A Brazilian western where family drama hits harder than any bullet.
Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family. Maria's stepfather is the head of a gang and will go to any lengths to prevent Rui from finding his father.
Cinematography
Harsh Brazilian sunlight against diamond-mine dust creates genuine visual poetry.
Score
Music that refuses to let you forget this is opera in western drag.
Director
Luna Alkalay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Brazil's short-lived 'Udywood' movement — filmmakers trying to create a distinctly national western genre during the military dictatorship's cultural opening.
Director Luna Alkalay made only two features; this and her previous film were both attempts to merge Brazilian northeast melodrama with Hollywood genre conventions.
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