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| Release Date: |
August 11, 2006 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
December 12, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Running Time: |
103 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for some graphic sexuality. |
| Director: |
Andrucha Waddington |
| Writer: |
Elena Soárez |
| Cast: |
Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Luiz Melodia, Enrique Diaz, Stênio Garcia, Emiliano Queiroz |
Áurea's saga starts in 1910, when, in pursuing a dream she never shared, she arrives in a caravan at a labyrinth of sand in Maranhão, northern Brazil. Her husband, Vasco, believes this land to be prosperous and she is condemned to a life in this barren place, her only female company being her mother, Dona Maria. Pregnant and dissatisfied with her destiny, she tries everything to find a way out. She spends 59 years living with Read more
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