O Tronco

(1999)

★ 7 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1999

Runtime: 112 мин

Country: Brazil

Director: João Batista de Andrade

Cast: Антонио Фагундес, Ângelo Antônio, Rolando Boldrin, Letícia Sabatella, Chico Díaz, Cida Moreira, Andrade Jr., Augusto Pompeo, Breno Moroni, Carlos Careqa

Plot

Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo's land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.