Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Barren Lives end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barren Lives easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barren Lives scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barren Lives violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barren Lives

Name: Barren Lives
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Baleia, Gilvan Lima, Genivaldo Lima

Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Produced by Sino Filmes, Herbert Richers

1963100 min7.4 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of a peasant family's desperate struggle against drought and social indifference in the Brazilian backlands, grounded in existential despair and human endurance.

A destitute family tries to escape the drought in the backlands of northeastern Brazil. Fabiano (Átila Iório), Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two children and their dog Baleia wander aimlessly and almost hopelessly through the remote interior, surviving the forces of nature and the cruelty of men. An adaptation of the work by Graciliano Ramos.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Consequences Of Wrongdoing Coping With Loss Family Struggles Growing Up Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Peasant Hunger Socially Deprived Family Aridity Teacher Cinema Novo

Questions people ask

Is Barren Lives sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Barren Lives end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Barren Lives easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Barren Lives scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Barren Lives violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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