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Director:
Marcos Prado
Writer:
Marcos Prado (writer)
Release Date:
28 July 2006 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Documentary about Estamira, a 63-year-old woman who's been working for over 20 years at a landfill in Rio de Janeiro... more | add synopsis
Awards:
14 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
At times great, at times painful more (6 total)

Cast

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Estamira ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Certification:
Brazil:10

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3 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
At times great, at times painful, 12 October 2005
7/10
Author: heptaparaparshinokh from Canada

I was very interested in seeing this film based completely on the synopsis, since I couldn't find a review ANYWHERE online. I went into it pretty cold, not knowing exactly what to expect. The beginning of the film really grabbed me - the film was grainy, black and white, and the imagery was poetic and disturbing. This is the story of Estamira... sort of... I wont go into the detail of her life and what we see of it, because you can see that in the movie and read about it in the plot summary... some of the shots in this movie were spectacular... especially in the first half, and the final sequence in the water.. but there were points where her ranting and raving became almost painful to endure.. contradictory, angry, and occasionally insightful, Estamira is a rather unique and confusing person and her story is heartbreaking, although it is difficult to empathize given her temperament. I was hoping they would go into more detail with some of the other people featured in the film - mainly her friends at the landfill, but it was mainly dedicated to her. The main this I can say is that its a good film, but if they had have cut it down to about 45 minutes, it would have been superb. I'm looking forward to seeing what the director does next.

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