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The Woman of the Sea (1981)

The Woman of the Sea poster
Original title
A Fêmea do Mar
Directed by
Ody Fraga
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Jerusa lives on a deserted island off the coast of Brazil with her two children after her husband abandons them. Their quiet and isolated routine is disrupted when a sailor named Roque arrives, sparking sexual liberation and changing their lives.

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What happens

A Fêmea do Mar é um filme brasileiro de 1981, com direção de Ody Fraga.Fernão Ramos (2000). Enciclopédia do cinema brasileiro. Senac. p. 260. ISBN 978-85-7359-093-7. Abandonada pelo marido, Jerusa mora numa ilha deserta do litoral catarinense com seus filhos, Cassandra e Ulisses. O cotidiano solitário do trio é abalado pela chegada do misterioso marinheiro Roque, que leva os familiares a se libertarem sexualmente, mas também transforma por completo o ambiente.A Fêmea do Mar (1981)). [canalbrasil.globo.com/programas/como-era-gostoso/episodios/2610.html A Fêmea do Mar - Sinopse]. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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