Tarabatara

Tarabatara

2007 · 23 min · Documentary

"Why is it that I've never lived in one sector definitively? Because I feel bad. I feel bad about the air of one place." Tarabatara is a call to daily life and the charms of a gypsy family from the hinterland of Alagoas. The documentary captures moments of a period of pause in the nomadism of these gypsies. In the figure of the eldest and their memories, in the women and children of the group, with their speeches and gestures, with their looks and tasks.

Directed by Julia Zakia · Written by Julia Zakia

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