Barefoot on Red Soil

Barefoot on Red Soil

Barefoot on Red Soil

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Barefoot on Red Soil

2014

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9.3(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Since he arrived in Sao Felix do Araguaia, in Brazil, the Catalan bishop Pere Casaldàliga fights for the disadvantaged and the indigenous peoples. Casaldàliga must confront the landowners of the region and rethink the role of the Catholic Church.

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Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE

ICEC

Minoria Absoluta

Raiz Produções Cinematográficas

TV Brasil

TV3

TVE

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Eduard Fernández

Eduard Fernández

Pere Casaldàliga

Sergi López

Sergi López

Cardenal Joseph Ratzinger

Marcel Borràs

Marcel Borràs

Cristina Lago

Cristina Lago

Pere Brasó

Pere Brasó

Xavier Boada

Xavier Boada

Babou Cham

Babou Cham

Clara Segura

Clara Segura

Pablo Derqui

Pablo Derqui

Creative team

Directed by: Oriol Ferrer

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