Anjos do Sol (2006)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Rudi Lagemann

Writer:

Rudi Lagemann (writer)

Release Date:

18 August 2006 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In Northeastern of Brazil, the father of the twelve years old illiterate Maria sells his daughter to...

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Virginity | Slap In The Face | Jungle | Prostitution | Child Abuse

Awards:

8 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Antonio Calloni	...	Saraiva
Otávio Augusto	...	Lourenço
Darlene Glória	...	Vera
Vera Holtz	...	Nazaré, the Madam
Fernanda Carvalho	...	Maria
Chico Díaz	...	Tadeu
Bianca Comparato	...	Inês
Mary Sheila	...	Celeste (as Mary Sheyla)
Caco Monteiro	...	Truck Driver
Antônio Gonzalez	...	Jet Pilot
Evelin Buchegguer	...	Maria's mother
Rui Manthur	...	Maria's father
Maurício Gonçalves	...	Public Health agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larissa Beckman	...	Prostitute
Kallanda Caetana	...	Prostitute
Dayanie Diegues	...	Prostitute
Paula Lanziani	...	Prostitute
Gaby Santos Luiz
Hylka Maria
Breno Moroni
Wilson Rabelo
Gabriela Rodrigues
Roberta Santiago	...	Prostitute
Thamirys Spyker

Also Known As:

Angels of the Sun (International: English title)

Runtime:

92 min | Brazil:90 min (original version) | Brazil:90 min (original version)

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese | Portuguese

Color:

Color | Color (35 mm version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Bahia, Brazil

Company:

Apema Filmes

The Shameful Reality of Child Prostitution

In Northeastern of Brazil, the father of the twelve years old illiterate Maria (Fernanda Carvalho) sells his daughter to the middle man of a prostitution organization, Tadeu (Chico Dias), to be employed as a housemaid and have a better life. However, the girl is resold to the farmer Lourenço (Otávio Augusto) that deflowers her, and he gives the abused girl to his teenager son to have his first sexual experience. Then she is sent to a brothel in a gold field in Amazonas and explored his owner, the despicable Saraiva (Antonio Calloni). When Maria escapes to Rio de Janeiro expecting a better life, she is explored by the cáften Vera (Darlene Glória).

"Anjos do Sol" exposes the sad and shameful reality of child prostitution in Brazil through the fate of the girl Maria. Last year I saw "Lilja 4-ever" that tells an identical story in the former Soviet Union; therefore this problem does exist in Third World countries. Director and writer Rudi Lagemann presents a great movie exposing the reality but never showing nudity or explicit sexual scenes. It is the debut of the promising Fernanda Carvalho, who has an excellent performance in the role of a scared child fighting for survival. Most of the prostitutes are amateurs, and it is impossible to recognize the famous Darlene Glória so different she is after many plastic surgeries. The bitter and hopeless end of the story is also very realistic. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Anjos do Sol" ("Angels of the Sun")