Released Date:
2006-08-18
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
92 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (740 Reviews)
Director:
Rudi LagemannGenres:
DramaIn 2002, 12-year-old Maria, living in dire poverty with her family, is sold by her fisherman father to prostitute recruiter Seu Tadeu, who takes her to a low-class brothel in the Amazon region. While she suffers innumerable abuses, Maria only thinks of escaping the horrible conditions she's faced with.
Released Date:
2006-08-18
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
92 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (741 Reviews)
Director:
Rudi LagemannGenres:
DramaIn 2002, 12-year-old Maria, living in dire poverty with her family, is sold by her fisherman father to prostitute recruiter Seu Tadeu, who takes her to a low-class brothel in the Amazon region. While she suffers innumerable abuses, Maria only thinks of escaping the horrible conditions she's faced with.
Released Date:
2013-05-31
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
108 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (1710 Reviews)
Director:
Renè SampaioVictor Atherino (screenplay)
Marcos Bernstein (screenplay)
Josè Carvalho (screenplay)
Renato Russo (story)
Brazilian Western is an adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo a famous Brazilian singer and composer who in the style of Bob Dylan knew how to delight crowds by telling stories and singing with his lyrics The adaptation precipitated a both social and romantic drama with a tragic ending. Focusing on the love story of outlaw Joao do Santo Cristo with Architecture major student Maria Lucia, the movie takes place in Brasilia in the early 80s. In a clash of interest, drug dealers and the police conflict with one another,while the end of the military dictatorship in the Capital of Brazil, Brasilia takes place. The wanderings and tedium of a young rocker, who lived in a city still being built, are the backdrop for this story.
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