Farpões baldios = Barbs, wastelands /
At the end of the 19th century, the peasants in Portugal started a courageous struggle for better work conditions. After generations of starving misery, the Carnation Revolution sowed the promise of an Agrarian Reform. Mostly in the Alentejo region, these rural workers occupied the huge properties w...
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Language Notes: | In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Grasshopper Film,
2017.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | At the end of the 19th century, the peasants in Portugal started a courageous struggle for better work conditions. After generations of starving misery, the Carnation Revolution sowed the promise of an Agrarian Reform. Mostly in the Alentejo region, these rural workers occupied the huge properties where they were once submitted to the power of their Masters. The protagonists of this film, resistants of this struggle, tell their story to the youngsters of today, in their own words. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed December 10, 2020). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (26 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:25:03 |
| Awards: | Won 2017 Cannes Film Festival, Illy Prize Won 2017 Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Grand Prize, International Competition Won 2017 Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Grand Prize, Best Film |