Absolute Majority
7.8
The documentary depicts the everyday of illiterate rural workers in Northeast Brazil, living under extreme misery. Although incapable of writing, they are aware of their condition and qualified to proposing solutions they hope for to their problems.
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Cast
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Ferreira Gullar
Narrator (voice)
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Ivan Cândido
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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Leon Hirszman
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Vianinha
Arnaldo Jabor
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Luiz Carlos Saldanha
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Leon Hirszman Director · Luiz Carlos Saldanha Cinematographer Nelson Pereira dos Santos Editor
First release January 9, 1964 · Produced in Brazil · Production Petrobras, Produções Cinematográficas Meta
Production
Leon Hirszman Produções Cinematográficas
Production
Petrobras
Production
Produções Cinematográficas Meta
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
Maioria absoluta
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · January 9, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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