Director:Cecília
Amado Story by:Jorge
Amado(novel) Screenplay by:Cecília
Amado,
Hilton Lacerda
Music by
Carlinhos Brown Cinematography by Guy Gonçalves
Film Editing by Eduardo Hartung
Art
Direction by Adrian CooperRunning time:96
minCountry:Brazil,
PortugalLanguage:PortugueseGenre:Subtitle:English
Starring:Jean Luis Amorim ... Pedro Bala,
Ana Graciela ... Dora,
Roberio Lima ... Professor,
Israel Gouvea ... Sem Pernas,
Paulo Abade ... Gato, Marinho
Gonçalves ... Querido de Deus, Ana
Cecília Costa ... Dalva,
Jussilene Santana ... Dona Esther
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned
street kids known as "Capitães da Areia" (Captains of
the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
Storyline
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, freedom! Written by Based on
the novel by Jorge Amado
