---
title: 'Barren Lives (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nelson Pereira dos Santos'
released: '1963-08-22'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/barren-lives-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057654/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Barren Lives (1963)

1963 · 103 min · Drama · Brazil

Original title: Vidas Secas

## Synopsis

Barren Lives (Vidas secas, is a 1963 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Graciliano Ramos. It tells the story of a poverty-stricken family in the dry Brazilian northeast.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nelson Pereira dos Santos](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-pereira-dos-santos)
- **Screenplay:** [Nelson Pereira dos Santos](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-pereira-dos-santos), [Graciliano Ramos](https://cinepixo.com/people/graciliano-ramos)
- **Producer:** [Herbert Richers](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-richers), [Luiz Carlos Barreto](https://cinepixo.com/people/luiz-carlos-barreto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Luiz Carlos Barreto](https://cinepixo.com/people/luiz-carlos-barreto)

## Cast

- [Átila Iório](https://cinepixo.com/people/atila-iorio)

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