poster

Torre Bela

Torre Bela

Release: 1977-05-19 ·Runtime: 139m ·★ 6.0
Documentary

The rise and fall of a revolutionary cooperative movement established in a large private farm in Ribatejo, Portugal, from March to December 1975 (most part of the land occupations occurred in Alentejo, promoted by the communist party). In direct speech, sometimes to the camera, sometimes among themselves, the uneducated rural workers expose their misery, their suffering, their hopes, and ultimately their despair - when a socialist government orders the restitution of the land to their primitive owners, and these transform the land into a hunting reserve.

Production Countries

Italy Portugal

Production Companies

Società Cinematografica Italiana di Torre Bela
Cooperativa Era Nova
Albatros