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The Sandpit Generals(Movie, 1971)

1h 42min | Genre: Drama
The Sandpit GeneralsRating: 2.9/5 (with 44 votes)
The Sandpit Generals (also released as The Defiant and The Wild Pack) is a 1971 drama film directed by Hall Bartlett. Its plot is based on the novel Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado. Melodious soundtracks were written by Dorival Caymmi. The film was not popular in the United States due to its socialist context and was banned by Brazil's military regime for the same reason, but became an iconic film in the Soviet Union, where it took part in the 7th Moscow International Film Festival and, although did not win any prize, in a few years was widely distributed in movie theaters and was proclaimed "the best foreign film" by Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper in 1974. In the socialist country, the movie became so well-known that it inspired theater plays, books, special reports on post-Soviet criminal youth etc. ()
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About The Sandpit Generals

Inspired by the classic novel by Brazilian cultural icon Jorge Amado, this is the story of a gang of homeless children lead by Pedro Bala. Set in Bahia, the film follows the adventures of Bala's gang of under aged outlaws as they steal, rape, find love, "capoeira" (a Brazilian form of martial arts) and African-Brazilian religion.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Brazil
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/08/1972
Director: Hall Bartlett
Producer: Hall Bartlett
Director of Photography: Ricardo Aronovich
Composer: Dorival Caymmi
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Ratten der Slums"
"Los generales de la arena"
"Xypolitoi stratigoi"
"Capitães da Areia"
"Генералы песчаных карьеров"
"Våld utan nåd"
"The Defiant"
"The Wild Pack"

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