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Zuzu Angel

Zuzu Angel

2006 · 108 min · PT · 6.7 (54 votes)
Dir. Sérgio Rezende · Starring Patricia Pillar, Daniel de Oliveira, Leandra Leal, Alexandre Borges, Luana Piovani, Aramis Trindade · Music Cristóvão Bastos
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Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder, and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship.

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A mother's relentless pursuit of truth in the face of brutal oppression. This film is a somber, urgent, and ultimately heartbreaking testament to a mother's love and unwavering determination against a corrupt regime.

somberurgentheartbreakingdeterminedsteadyhistorical dramapolitical thrillerperiod piecegriefactivisminjusticeresistance
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