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Hanging On

Germán Gutiérrez

1993 11 min

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The deplorable situation of peasants who try to subsist in the overexploited land of the Northeastern Brazil.

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The deplorable situation of peasants who try to subsist in the overexploited land of the Northeastern Brazil.

See also

Developing Countries

Agriculture

Social Issues

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Credits

• director
  Germán Gutiérrez
  
• producer
  Jacques Vallée
  
  Raymond Gauthier
  
  Jean-Marc Garand
  
• associate producer
  Rosemberg Cariry
  
• script
  Michèle Matteau
  
• camera
  Michel Régnier
  
• sound
  Catherine Van Der Donckt
  
• editing
  Alain Sauvé
  
• sound editing
  Gilles Quintal
  
  André Chaput
  
• re-recording
  Jean-Pierre Joutel
  
• narrator
  Eramelinda Boquer
  
  Jane Woods
  
  Luis de Cespedes
  
  Adrian Knight
  

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Education

Ages 11 to 15

Family Studies/Home Economics - Food and Nutrition
Health/Personal Development - Healthy Eating, Nutrition

The cassava is a tropical shrub that is little known here. And yet in many countries, it is a staple food source, the same way wheat or corn are elsewhere. Ask students to do research on this plant and find out all of its uses. Assign them a challenge: find recipes and share them.

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