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Hanging On

1993 11 min
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The deplorable situation of peasants who try to subsist in the overexploited land of the Northeastern Brazil.

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The deplorable situation of peasants who try to subsist in the overexploited land of the Northeastern Brazil.

Developing Countries Agriculture Social Issues All subjects
  • director
    Germán Gutiérrez
  • producer
    Jacques Vallée
    Raymond Gauthier
    Jean-Marc Garand
  • associate producer
    Rosemberg Cariry
  • script
    Michèle Matteau
  • camera
    Michel Régnier
  • sound
    Catherine Van Der Donckt
  • editing
    Alain Sauvé
  • sound editing
    Gilles Quintal
    André Chaput
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • narrator
    Eramelinda Boquer
    Jane Woods
    Luis de Cespedes
    Adrian Knight

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