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Iracema (New 4K Restoration)

Dir. Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando Senna
LIFF Spotlights - DESLOCAMENTOS: BRAZILIAN CINEMA ON THE MOVE
Fri 31 Oct and Sun 2 Nov
Fri 31 Oct
and
Sun 2 Nov
  • Fri 31 Oct
    20:30
    Screen 4
    Past event
  • Sun 2 Nov
    11:00
    Screen 4
    Past event

Iracema is an atmospheric Brazilian road movie and a savage critique of the political hypocrisies of its time.

It’s shot in guerilla style in a national security zone soon after the construction of the environmentally ruinous Trans-Amazonian Highway. Indigenous teenager Iracema leaves her family and falls into work as a prostitute. She meets Tião Brasil Grande, an unscrupulous truck driver and apologist for the Brazilian economic miracle, an unfortunate companion for a heartrending odyssey.

Director Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando Senna
Running time 91 mins
Production year 1975
Country Brazil, West Germany, France
Language Portuguese
Courtesy of Gullane

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