Overview
A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that transports wood. Dreaming with the big city, she asks for a ride, and the two begin a journey through the Trans-Amazon road. In tension with the Brazilian military authorities of the time, the film registers several aspects of the Amazon social tragedy – forest fires, slave work and child prostitution. Awarded in several international festivals, the film was forbidden by the Brazilian censorship. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.
Movie Info
Release Date: 6/2/1976
Runtime: 96 min
Director: Jorge Bodanzky
Writers: Jorge Bodanzky, Hermano Penna, Orlando Senna
Top Cast
Edna de Cássia
Iracema
Paulo César Peréio
Tião
Conceição Senna
Teresa
Fernando Neves
Orlando Senna
Pilot (uncredited)
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