Torre Bela

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The rise and fall of a revolutionary cooperative movement established in a large private farm in Ribatejo, Portugal, from March to December 1975 (most part of the land occupations occurred in Alentejo, promoted by the communist party). In direct speech, sometimes to the camera, sometimes among themselves, the uneducated rural workers expose their misery, their suffering, their hopes, and ultimately their despair - when a socialist government orders the restitution of the land to their primitive owners, and these transform the land into a hunting reserve.

Country:

Italy,

Portugal

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

139 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

Thomas Harlan

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Company:

Società Cinematografica Italiana di Torre Bela,

Cooperativa Era Nova,

Albatros

Cast:
Thomas Harlan

Self (voice)

Camilo Mortágua

Self - LUAR leader

José Afonso

Self - Singer

Wilson Filipe

Self

Crew:
Thomas Harlan

Director

Paulo Branco

Executive Producer

Luísa Orioli

Producer

Peter Willats

Executive Producer

Norbert Chayer

Sound