Tragic Jungle

Tragic Jungle

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1963-02-07
Duration:104 min
Country:Brazil
Director:Roberto Farias
Actors:Reginaldo Faria, Rejane Medeiros, Aurélio Teixeira, Maurício do Valle, Jofre Soares
Production:Produções Cinematográficas R.F. Farias, Herbert Richers

Overview:

In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.

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