The Messenger (2024)
Overview
Vera, imprisoned at a military fortress during the dictatorship, 1969, get to know a soldier, Armando, who, in the face of torture, decides to take messages from Vera to his family and establishes an affective relationship with D. Maria, Vera’s mother. Despite the horrors of the time, the film works on this possibility of a dialogue between two lonely and lost human beings: a high-middle-class lady and a young southerner of rural origin. Today, Vera, aged 70, is a professor at the university, and debates with her students about politics, forgiveness and Hannah Arendt.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 3.875 |
Directed By
Lúcia Murat
Crew
Marih Oliveira
Lúcia Murat
Mair Tavares
Felicitas Raffo
Tunico Amâncio
Roberto Oliveira
Lúcia Murat
Jacob Solitrenick
Ezequiel Menalled
Simone Petrillo
Lúcia Murat
TOP CAST
Georgette Fadel
Maria
Valentina Herszage
Vera
Shico Menegat
Armando
Floriano Peixoto
Henrique
Javier Drolas
Father João
Higor Campagnaro
Soldier João
Bruce Gomlevsky
Major Damião
Eduardo Speroni
Soldier Fabio
Rose Germano
Anita
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