The Option

The Option

1981 · 88 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

The Option centers on a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live in ramshackle highway neighborhoods. For many, their only escape to a potentially better life is through prostitution, often with truck drivers.

Directed by Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias · Written by Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

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