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How Good to See You Alive

Oct 19, 1989 · 1h 37m
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Drama
Documentary
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Four years after a military coup overthrew the Brazilian government in 1964, all civil rights were suspended and torture became a systematic practice. Using a mix of fiction and documentary this extraordinary film is a searing record of personal memory, political repression and the will to survive. Interviews with eight women who were political prisoners during the military dictatorship are framed by the fantasies and imaginings of an anonymous character, portrayed by actress Irene Ravache.

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CAST

Irene Ravache
Maria do Carmo Brito
Self
Estrela Bohadana
Self
Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa
Self
Rosalina Santa Cruz
Self
Criméia Almeida
Self
Regina Toscano
Self
Jessie Jane
Self
Directed by Lúcia Murat

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Production
Taiga Filmes
Country
BR

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