Life's Fragments

Dec 5, 1929

0h 40m

★ 7.3

Overview

In a building site, a worker agonizes, after an accident, and tells his son about the virtues of honest work, but he's not heard. Turned into a vagabond and having mean people as company, the youth decides to get arrested in order to find a solace against winter. When he finally decides to follow his father advice and get himself a job, he falls under the influence of a policeman, under the false accusation of robbery.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Rossi Filme

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Cast

Áurea de Aremar

Carlos Ferreira

Farid Riskallah

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