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Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável poster
Directed by
Lenita Perroy
Genre
drama, history
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
18
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mixed-race enslaved woman fights against her oppressors in 19th century Brazil. The film follows her struggle for freedom and dignity.

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What happens

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável é um filme brasileiro de 1974, dirigido por Lenita Perroy, baseado no romance homônimo de Gilda de Abreu, cuja adaptação fora realizada por Lenita Perroy e Gilda de Abreu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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