The Turning Wind

The Turning Wind

1962 · 78 min · PT · 7.2 (30 votes)
Dir. Glauber Rocha · Starring Antônio Pitanga, Luiza Maranhão, Lucy de Carvalho, Aldo Teixeira, Lídio Silva, Edmundo Albuquerque · Music Canjiquinha
Drama

In Bahia, 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.

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A deeply felt, visually rich drama that explores the clash between tradition and modernity. It's a somber, introspective journey into a community grappling with its beliefs and future, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.

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