Barefoot on Red Soil

Mar 24, 2014

★ 9.3

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE

ICEC

Minoria Absoluta

Raiz Produções Cinematográficas

TV Brasil

TV3

TVE

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Cast

Pere Casaldàliga

Eduard Fernández

Cardenal Joseph Ratzinger

Sergi López

Marcel Borràs

Cristina Lago

Pere Brasó

Xavier Boada

Babou Cham

Clara Segura

Pablo Derqui

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