Captains of The Sands
– About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as "Capitães da Areia" (Capt..
Release Date:
07 Oct 2011
Language:
Portuguese
Director:
Cecília Amado, Guy Gonçalves
Writer:
Cecília Amado (screenplay), Jorge Amado (novel), Hilton Lacerda (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Jean Luis Amorim, Ana Graciela, Roberio Lima, Israel Gouvea
Plot:
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, alive with the charm of the 1950s, a gang of street kids known as Capitães 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 and freedom!
Awards:
4 wins & 11 nominations.
Production:
Ondamax Films
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