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American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a rude but charming fisherman. The forbidden romance may destroy her marriage and upset the morals of the small village where they live.
Cinematography
Ceará's beaches look so good you'll forgive the melodrama.
Costume
Natasha Henstridge sweats elegantly through linen while everyone else wears rags.

Director
Fábio Barreto
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