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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Aurora Duarte, Cacilda Lanuza, Margarida Cardoso, Alfredo de Oliveira, Ruy Saraiva, Alberto Vilar
Crew: José Cañizares (Editor), Cyril Arapoff (Director of Photography), Hilario Marcelino (Sound), Sergio Alvarez (Sound), Alberto Cavalcanti (Director), Alberto Cavalcanti (Producer)
Country: Brazil
Language: Português
Studio: Kino Filmes SA, Cinematográfica Maristela, Maristela Filmes
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 03, 1953
IMDb: 5.3
Keywords:poverty
