| Thunder Among the Leaves | |
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| Directed by | Armando Bó |
| Written by | Augusto Roa Bastos |
| Based on | La hija del ministro by Augusto Roa Bastos |
| Produced by | Nicolas Bó |
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| Cinematography | Enrique Walfisch |
| Edited by | Roselino Caterbetti |
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| Distributed by | Films AM |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina Paraguay |
| Languages | Spanish Guaraní |
Thunder Among the Leaves (Spanish: El trueno entre las hojas) is a 1958 Argentine-Paraguayan drama film directed by Armando Bó, starring himself, Isabel Sarli, Ernesto Báez and Andrés Laszlo. The screenplay by Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos was based on his short story La hija del ministro.[2][3] Set in Paraguay, the story is about a strike at a sawmill.[4]
The first film to feature full frontal nudity in Latin American cinema, Thunder Among the Leaves scandalized audiences and became a major box office success on the continent. It rocketed Sarli to stardom and is now considered a cult classic.[5]
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