Released Date:
2011-10-07
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil, Portugal
Runtime:
96 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.2 (601 Reviews)
Genres:
AdventureCecèlia Amado (screenplay)
Jorge Amado (novel)
Hilton Lacerda (screenplay)
Salvador, Bahia - Brazil, alive with the charm of the 1950s, A gang of street kids known as "Capitèes da Areia" (Captains of the Sands) are hunted like common criminals. As we draw closer, we see that they are just children, almost a hundred of them, completely abandoned. But they won't be children for long: by the end of this odyssey, many will have become men. A year in the lives of these boys, in which they have incredible adventures, the most wonderful dreams, visit hell, discover sex, death, freedom!
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