A Prophet Is Among Us Watch Out!

A Prophet Is Among Us Watch Out!

2021 · 8 min

In 1911, in Olaias, now a neighbourhood in Lisbon, the Portuguese Republic established itself and imposed the secularisation of the State. Meanwhile, a woman, known by the name of A. Brasileira, the Brazilian, works miracles and her persecution becomes ever more urgent. However, from one shot to the next there is magic at work here, short-circuiting the centuries.

Directed by Lucas Camargo de Barros

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