Torre das Donzelas (2018)
Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, when Brazil was under a reign of terror during its military dictatorship years. They all meet again 45 years later to break the silence and the fear of speaking out the horrors they lived under a ruthless dictatorship.
- Date of release
- 2018-09-03
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Susanna Lira
Casting
- Dilma Rousseff — Self
- Guida Amaral — Self
- Dulce Maia — Self
- Ana Bursztyn-Miranda — Self
- Maria Aparecida Costa — Self
- Rita Maria de Miranda Sipahi — Self
- Rioco Kayano — Self
- Rose Nogueira — Self
- Elza Ferreira Lobo — Self
- Nair Benedicto — Self
- Leslie Beloque — Self
- Eva Teresa Skazufka — Self
Interesting facts
Maidens' Tower is a 2018 Brazilian documentary film, lasting 97 minutes and directed by Susanna Lira, who defined the film as a call to resistance.
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