# Barren Lives (1963)

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**Original title**: *Vidas Secas*
**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
**Written by**: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
**Starring**: Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Baleia, Gilvan Lima, Genivaldo Lima, Orlando Macedo

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The Grapes of Wrath meets Man of Aran but set in Brazil’s sertão. A drought-stricken cattle driver leads his family across unforgiving scrublands chasing water and work. A heart-wrenching snapshot of resilience carried by non-actors in scorched earth realism.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, gut-punch, raw, slow-burn

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