(Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica)

Content: A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that transports wood. Dreaming with the big city, she asks for a ride, and the two begin a journey through the Trans-Amazon road. In tension with the Brazilian military authorities of the time, the film registers several aspects of the Amazon social tragedy – forest fires, slave work and child prostitution. Awarded in several international festivals, the film was forbidden by the Brazilian censorship. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.

Countries:

Brazil,

Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

96 minutes

Year:

1976

Directors:

Jorge Bodanzky

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Production companies:

ZDF,

Stopfilm

Actors:

Iracema

Tião

Teresa

Crews:

Director

Director

Production Director

Executive Producer

Executive Producer