The quiet life of the small town Piedade’s inhabitants is shaken up by the arrival of a big oil company, which barges in taking over houses and local businesses, throwing everyone out, to better reach and use the area’s natural resources.Read More »
Fernanda Montenegro
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Cláudio Assis – Piedade AKA Mercy (2019)
2011-2020BrazilCláudio AssisDrama -
Walter Salles – Ainda Estou Aqui AKA I’m Still Here (2024)
2021-2030BrazilDramaWalter Salles
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Brazil, 1971. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government.Read More » -
Walter Salles – Central do Brasil AKA Central Station (1998)
1991-2000BrazilDramaWalter Salles
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Dora, a dour old woman, works at a Rio de Janeiro central station, writing letters for customers and mailing them. She hates customers and calls them ‘trash’. Josue is a 9-year-old boy who never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When she dies in a car accident, Dora takes Josue and takes a trip with him to find his father.Read More »