CAPTAINS OF THE SANDS • Capitães Da Areia
• DRAMA in production

Written by JORGE AMADO.
Directed by CECILIA AMADO.

Based on the international bestseller by Jorge Amado, Captains of the Sands
follows the adventures of a group of young boys with no education and no family in the rough streets of Brazil. The only one who will help them in their struggle is a determined priest who tries to protect them.

PRODUCERS: Bruno Stroppiana and Donald K. Ranvaud
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Cecilia Amado, Guy Gonsalves, Imagen Filmes

LOCATIONS: Salvador Bahia, Brazil
SHOOTING START DATE: October 2008
DELIVERY DATE: May 2009
INTERNATIONAL SALES: OndaMax
NATIONALITY: Brazil,
LANGUAGE: Portuguese