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Ala-Arriba! (1942)

Ala-Arriba! (1942)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1942, September 15
Directors: José Leitão de Barros
Countries: Portugal
Production: Tobis Portuguesa, Comissariado do Desemprego, Secretariado da Propaganda Nacional (SPN)
Cast: Maria Olguim, Luis Pinto, Domingos Gonçalves, Elsa Bea-Flor, Nicolau, Ilídio Rocha Silvestre, Madalena Vilaça

Overview:

It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.