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Aurea is brought to the northern Brazilian town of Maranhao by her insane husband Vasco, who suffers from delusions that the barren land may be profitably farmed. A calamitous turn of events leaves Aurea, now pregnant, and her mother Maria alone in the desert in a house full of sand. They eventually find friendship and food through Massu, who lives at a quilombo (a self-sustaining society originally formed by escaped slaves). Aurea wrestles with her unhappy fate but slowly grows accustomed to the new rhythm of life in the dunes. Years pass and we find Aurea at peace in the desert, while her wild and sexually promiscuous daughter Maria lacks social propriety. Maria yearns to see the outside world and her dream is eventually fulfilled.

Production
Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil [br]; Conspiração Filmes [br]; Globo Filmes [br]; Lereby Productions [br](associate production); Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas [br](in association with); Teleimage [br](in association with);

Cast Names
Zumbi Bahia; Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa; Wadson Martins Costa; Urias de Oliveira Filho; Guilherme Júnior; Carlos Henrique Nascimento; Fernando Torres; Fernanda Montenegro; Fernanda Torres; Ruy Guerra; Seu Jorge; Stênio Garcia; Luiz Melodia; Enrique Díaz; Emiliano Queiroz; João Acaiabe; Camilla Facundes; Haroldo Costa; Jorge Mautner; Nelson Jacobina;

Box Office
USD 529,323

Release Date
2006-08-11 (limited)

Genres
Drama;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for some graphic sexuality.

Running Time
1 hr. 55 min.

Director
Andrucha Waddington

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