Our Mother was an Actress (2023)
Nossa Mãe era Atriz
Remembering Maria José Novais Oliveira
Maria José Novais Oliveira, a black woman, resident on the outskirts of Contagem, already in her 60s, has become a film actress, with an award-winning career in Brazil and internationally. This documentary recalls the image of a unique woman who marked Brazilian cinema in the 2010s.
- Date of release
- 2023-10-01
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 26m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- André Novais Oliveira, Renato Novaes
Casting
- Maria José Novais Oliveira — Self (archive footage)
- Bárbara Colen — Self (voice)
- Grace Passô — Self (voice)
- Gláucia Vandeveld — Self (voice)
- Gilda Nomacce — Self (voice)
Recommended
- Elstree 1976 2015 · ★ 6.2
- Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me 2023 · ★ 6.1
- Directed by John Ford 1971 · ★ 7.0
- 35 Up 1991 · ★ 7.6
- Cameraperson 2016 · ★ 6.7
- I Am Ali 2014 · ★ 6.7
- My Mom Jayne 2025 · ★ 8.0
- Come See Me in the Good Light 2025 · ★ 7.1
- A Toxic Love Story 2026 · ★ 6.4
- Brazilian Holocaust 2016 · ★ 8.0
- McQueen 2018 · ★ 7.4
- 28 Up 1985 · ★ 7.5