Outras Estórias(1999)

Outras Estórias adapts five interconnected stories by Brazilian writer Guimarães Rosa, set in the remote hinterland of Minas Gerais. A man lives in fear after killing one of the notorious Dagobé brothers, ruthless outlaws who control the region. Elsewhere, a hired killer seeks meaning from a doctor about a name that haunts him. On a rural estate, a landowner makes an unexpected choice to share ownership with his workers. A young man pursues love despite a woman's rumored curse. Finally, a local butcher struggles to manage his mother and daughter, both consumed by madness. These tales weave together themes of violence, mortality, love, and redemption across the Brazilian backlands, capturing Rosa's distinctive blend of folk wisdom and moral complexity.