The film sought to portray a relatively unknown and isolated rural world and, through a highly politicized discourse, affirmed the genuineness of “folk culture.” Representative of the new documentary film movement that developed in Portugal after the revolution, the movie encouraged the local retrieval of the Caretos tradition. A ritual that seemed to be doomed by the conjoined impact of emigration, the colonial war and the crisis of agriculture was thus brought back to life. - Paulo Raposo
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Alexandre O'Neill
Crew: José Reynès (Director of Photography), Noémia Delgado (Director), Noémia Delgado (Producer), Henrique Paula Nogueira (Production Assistant), Romanza Transmontana (Music Arranger), João Silva (Electrician)
Country: Portugal
Language: Latin, Português
Studio: Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Runtime: 111 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 14, 1976
IMDb: 5
Keywords:woman director
