The Boy and the Wind

"The fascination with the force of the wind in the city of Bela Vista unites Zeca da Curva and José Roberto Nery."

8.1(34 votes)

1967

1h 44m

Drama

A young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy who has a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him.

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Production

Companies:

Carlos Hugo Christensen Produções Cinematográficas

Languages

Original:pt

Spoken:

Portuguese

Cast

Ênio Gonçalves

José Roberto Nery

Luiz Fernando Ianelli

Zeca da Curva

Wilma Henriques

Laura

Odilon Azevedo

Clerk

Palmira Barbosa

Maria Amália

Oscar Felipe

Mário

Antonia Marzullo

Índia

Amíris Veronese

Antonio Naddeo

Armando Rosas

Jotta Barroso

Thales Penna

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