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Amaro: The School in Our Memory

Amaro: The School in Our Memory

What memory loves becomes eternal

2023 · 95 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

About to turn 100 years old, Santo Amaro School closed its doors in 2020, amid the pandemic, leaving former students in deep sorrow. The story of the school is now told by different generations of students, teachers, nuns and employees, who return to the school building to remember their time over there: an unreachable past, which, through memories, becomes present once again.

Directed by Mateus Rameh · Written by Mateus Rameh

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