The Turning Wind

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 28, 1962

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Iglu Filmes

Cast

Alair Liguori,João Gama,Lídio Silva,Braga Neto,Dona Zezé,Francisco dos Santos Brito,Aldo Teixeira,Antônio Pitanga,Fred Júnior,José Teles de Magalhãesand 10 more

Director

Glauber Rocha

Writer

Glauber Rocha,Luiz Paulino dos Santos,José Teles de Magalhães

Producer

Roberto Pires,Rex Schindler,Braga Neto

Cinematography

Tony Rabatoni

Music

Canjiquinha

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0055776