BARBS, WASTELANDS

After the Carnation Revolution, the peasants in the Alentejo region occupied the huge properties where they were once submitted to the power of their masters. Resistants of this struggle tell their story to the youngsters of today, in their own words.

The astonishing first film by Marta Mateus resonates with a fierce desire to tell stories of her people and her nation in a way few filmmakers dare. As one generation encounters another, Mateus asks if the political change of the past can inspire those in the present to transform the future.