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Barravento
Barravento
7.4
/10
232 Ratings

BARRAVENTO

Directed by Glauber Rocha
Brazil, 1962
Drama

Synopsis

In the State of Bahia, Brazil, 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.

Synopsis

In the State of Bahia, Brazil, 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.