

It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.
Ala-Arriba! was directed by José Leitão de Barros.
Ala-Arriba! runs for 1h 28min, and was released in 1942.
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