Family life in the military dictatorship. Feature film (Brazil/France, 2024)
Movie length: 135 minutes, rated 12+. Director: Walters Salles.
Cast:inside: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Bárbara Luz and others.
Foreign Oscar-winning feature film from 2024 and an "affectionate homage to the nonetheless" (Alexander Soyet, RBB film expert).
The Paiva family after the military government took power in Brazil at the end of the 1960s. Father Rubens, a former congressman, is arrested at his home in Rio de Janeiro in 1971 and disappears without a trace. Mother Eunice and her five children are forced to reorganize their lives.
After the film, viewers are invited to discuss the differences and parallels between the historical events and our current political situation.
