Luzia Homem

May 5 1988 N/A 1h 45m
Drama, Western

After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão". As a grown-up, she sets out to find her parent's murderer, but ends up discovering love.

Plot

In Brazil's northeast, marauders from a big ranch raid a tannery and kill a girl's parents. Fifteen years later, the girl, Luzia, is a talented vacera who shows up at the ranch, bent on revenge, telling no one who she is. The domineering and hot-tempered rancher, Raulino, hires her, and sexual tensions immediately arise among Luzia, his younger brother Alexandre who is back from mining studies in the U.S., their imperious sister Tereza, Tereza's lover who is a political radical opposed to Raulino's land-grabbing, and the ranch foreman, the murderous Crapiúna. How Luzia navigates this charged landscape and how she handles her avenging resolve determine the outcome.

Written by

Fábio Barreto, Carlos Diegues, Tairone Feitosa

Directed by

Fábio Barreto

Production Countries

Brazil

Languages

Português

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
170
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA