

Portugal's revolution fought with hoes, not guns — who really owns the earth?
The agriculture reforming process, after the 1974 revolution, is seen through an analysis of the social structures and class struggles of the Portuguese society.
Direction
Seixas Santos captures raw class tension with zero romanticism.
Cinematography
Alentejo's parched earth becomes a character in itself.

Director
Alberto Seixas Santos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Portugal's revolutionary period when filmmakers had unprecedented access to document actual land reform, not just narrate it.
The Carnation Revolution's agricultural reforms were later largely reversed; this film captures a fleeting moment of genuine possibility.
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