A triumphant return from BAFTA winning director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station) starring Brazilian acting royalty, Fernanda Torres. The film had gala screenings at Venice, Toronto and London Film Festivals to rapturous receptions. Brazil, 1971 - a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence.
