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Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica (original title)
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A raw showing of the Transamazonic Road
A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that transports wood. Dreaming with the big city, she asks for a ride, and the two begin a journey through the Trans-Amazon road. In tension with the Brazilian military authorities of the time, the film registers several aspects of the Amazon social tragedy – forest fires, slave work and child prostitution. Awarded in several international festivals, the film was forbidden by Brazilian censors. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.
Cannes International Critics' Week 1976
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Remastered Version) 2024
Berlin International Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version) 2025
Cast: Edna de Cássia, Paulo César Peréio, Conceição Senna, Rose Rodrigues, Fernando Neves, Sidnei Piñon, Natal, Elma Martins, Wilmar Nunes, Lúcio dos Santos, Orlando Senna, Margarida Alves Gouveia
Writers: Hermano Penna (Story), Jorge Bodanzky (Story), Orlando Senna (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Jorge Bodanzky
Production Designer: Orlando Senna
Editors: Jorge Bodanzky, Eva Grundman
Sound Designer: Achim Tappen, Achim Tappen
Composer: Achim Tappen
Costume Designer: Conceição Senna
Producers: Achim Tappen, Malu Alencar, Orlando Senna
