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Cast

Ferreira Gullar

Ferreira Gullar

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Leon Hirszman

Leon Hirszman

Director

Leon Hirszman

Leon Hirszman

Writer

Luiz Carlos Saldanha

Luiz Carlos Saldanha

Camera Operator

David Neves

David Neves

Production Coordinator

Lygia Pape

Lygia Pape

Assistant Editor

Luiz Carlos Saldanha

Luiz Carlos Saldanha

Co-Writer

Aron Abend

Aron Abend

Co-Writer

Arnaldo Jabor

Arnaldo Jabor

Co-Writer

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Editor

Lygia Pape

Lygia Pape

Title Designer

Luiz Carlos Saldanha

Luiz Carlos Saldanha

Director of Photography

Arnaldo Jabor

Arnaldo Jabor

Sound Recordist

Arnaldo Jabor

Arnaldo Jabor

Executive Producer

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Maioria absoluta

19649.0 / 1020 min
Documentary

Overview

The documentary depicts the everyday of illiterate rural workers in Northeast Brazil, living under extreme misery. Although incapable of writing, they are aware of their condition and qualified to proposing solutions they hope for to their problems.