The Misadventures of Dracula Von Barreto in the Lands of the Agrarian Reform

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Status

Released

Production

Célula de Cinema do Partido Comunista Português

Aired

1977-01-01

The Misadventures of Dracula Von Barreto in the Lands of the Agrarian Reform

To the tune of "A terra a quem a trabalha", an Alentejo peasant girl is attacked by a vampire but rescued afterwards by workers and peasants armed with sickles and hammers. Filmed during the 1977 Festa do Avante, with a collective of participants linked to cinema and theatre, this film is a critique of the legislative process led by António Barreto, Minister of Agriculture between 1976-1978, which put an end to the agrarian reform occupations.