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A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil, 1971.. Chosen by the Brazilian Academy of Cinema to compete for Best International Film at the 2025 Oscars.. Eunice Paiva: Martha, you gotta help me. My husband is in danger!Martha: Everybody’s in danger, Eunice.. Featured in Mais Você: Episode dated 3 December 2024 (2024). A Festa do Santo ReisWritten by Léo Maia (as Marcio Leonardo)Performed by Tim Maia. Living in.brazil, but only came to Brazil much later, the film gives a unique insight as to how it was to live during the dictatorship in 70s Brazil. Besides a window into how Rio looked In the 70s, lifestyle etc.I would love that people who voted in favour of extreme right would see how the dictatorship worked, feel how it impacted people, that were minimally politically involved and persecuted.The film is expertly showing that with subtlety like many small papercuts into the soul how easy it was for someone to dissappear, how basic rights were violated.It is a highly topical film and very important, highlighting a wound in Brazilian society that has never really healed. And yet, some people wish for these painful times to return. I hope you watch this masterpiece and start reflecting.
