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The Turning Wind

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Glauber Rocha · 1962 · Brazil

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Synopsis

In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome.

Director
Glauber Rocha
Year
1962
Country
Brazil
Runtime
78 min
Genre
Drama
Original language
Portuguese

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