The huge plains of Alentejo sets the background for this tale of a sad and strong people, their endless struggle for bread, their nostalgic, bewitching songs and their daily toil to turn a dry, barren land into golden wheat fields.
Adaptation by Fernando Namora of his own romance with the same title.
Award
SNI Award for Best Photography.
Feature Film
Drama
90'
b/w
35 mm available in Betacam
Title
The Wheat and the Tares, 1965 "O Trigo e o Joio"
Director
Manuel Guimarães
Production
Manuel Guimarães; Tobis Portuguesa; António da Cunha Telles