Released:
1999-11-25

Overview:
Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo's land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.

Director:
João Batista de Andrade

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Antônio Fagundes
  as
  Juiz Carvalho
• 
  Ângelo Antônio
  as
  Vicente Lemos
• 
  Rolando Boldrin
  as
  Pedro Melo
• 
  Letícia Sabatella
  as
  Anastácia
• 
  Chico Diaz
  as
  Catulino