Captains of the Sands (2011)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
The movie is based on the 1937 Brazilian novel of the same name by Jorge Amado that tells the story of a gang of street kids living in rundown buildings in the Salvador Docks…the harshness of street law that makes them men before their body can grow…A gang of orphans and abandoned kids and their way of life on the streets of Bahia, Brazil…Pedro Bala (Jean Amorim) is the leader of the gang and the professor his trusted lieutenant…Into their life comes a girl Dora (Ana Graciela) and her little brother Ze (Felipe Duarte)…a girl is a big no in the gang but she comes and connects with many as a motherly figure and takes shelter in Pedro's heart and loses her heart to him…The movie shows you life as raw as possible and honest and with a well crafted innocent brutality…the landscape of a Social life on the streets intertwined with the afro Brazilian culture adds to the story telling…Through the story you are introduced to characters like Sam Pernas (Israel Gouvea) who always plays a physically handicapped kid who always plays the role of to distract victims during street mugging that the gang does…Boa Vida (Jordan Mateus) the song writer and aspiring musician…and Gato (Paulo Abade) and his romantic endeavours with the street prostitute Ilheus takes your from streets…a few faces you will take with you after the movie… - Actors:
- Jean Amorim, Ana Graciela, Roberio Lima, Israel Gouvea, Paulo Abade, Marinho Gonçalves, Ana Cecília Costa, Jussilene Santana, Zéu Britto, Elielson Conceição, Edelvan de Deus, Felipe Duarte, Diogo Lopes Filho, Elcian Gabriel, Deusi Magalhães, Jordan Mateus, Evaldo Maurício, Heder Novaes, Jamaclei Pinho
- Directors:
- Cecília Amado, Guy Gonçalves
- Producers:
- Cecília Amado, Bernardo Stroppiana
- Writers:
- Cecília Amado, Jorge Amado, Hilton Lacerda
- Aka:
- Capitães da Areia
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Drama
- Countries:
- Brazil
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