
This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and society.
Directed by Glauber Rocha, Câncer leans on a strong ensemble — Hugo Carvana, Antônio Pitanga, Odete Lara — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1972.
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Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
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