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Memórias do Medo(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-09-21
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
With Brasilia as a setting, the film tries to recreate the political environment in Brazil when civilians were able to found new political parties, after 10 years of strict military rules. In the midst of a nationwide crisis, a group of politicians found an opposition party to the military regime, triggering violent denunciation against multinationals operating in the country. The explorer of the Seesaw deposit, United Mining, an American multinational that is being accused of several irregularities, sees in the internal struggle that divides the opposition party its only chance to silence the nationalist campaign that denounces it. Thus, a game is developed that ends up leading the characters to a tragic plot of corruption and fear.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Brazil
ProductionCompanies:
Zoom Cinematográfica
Movie: Memórias do Medo
Top 8 Billed Cast
Xuxa Lopes
Cláudio Marzo
Walmor Chagas
Renato Coutinho
Rogério Fróes
Carlos Gregório
Helber Rangel
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Overview
With Brasilia as a setting, the film tries to recreate the political environment in Brazil when civilians were able to found new political parties, after 10 years of strict military rules. In the midst of a nationwide crisis, a group of politicians found an opposition party to the military regime, triggering violent denunciation against multinationals operating in the country. The explorer of the Seesaw deposit, United Mining, an American multinational that is being accused of several irregularities, sees in the internal struggle that divides the opposition party its only chance to silence the nationalist campaign that denounces it. Thus, a game is developed that ends up leading the characters to a tragic plot of corruption and fear.
Release Date
1981-09-21
Average
5.5
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Português
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