(Estamira)

Content: Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking through garbage at the Jardim Gramacho Disposal Area in Rio de Janeiro. The film follows her starting in 2000, the year she begins treatment in a psychiatric clinic. At first, it is hard to understand her in her stream-of-consciousness sentences, delusions and obsessions. Gradually, however, we get to know her as a woman who can have quiet and lucid moments despite her illness.

Countries:

Brazil

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

121 minutes

Year:

2004

Directors:

Marcos Prado

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Production companies:

Zazen Produções

Actors:

Herself

Crews:

Director

Editor

Music

Sound Editor

Executive Producer