Iracema

Iracema

A raw showing of the Transamazonic Road

NR 1976 · 96 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama

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 Brazilian censors. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.

Directed by Jorge Bodanzky · Written by Hermano Penna

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Edna de Cássia Iracema
Paulo César Peréio Tião
Conceição Senna Teresa
Rose Rodrigues
Fernando Neves
Sidnei Piñon
Natal
Elma Martins
Wilmar Nunes
Lúcio dos Santos
Orlando Senna Pilot (uncredited)
Margarida Alves Gouveia Iracema's Mother (uncredited)

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