Memoirs of Prison (1984)

Original title

Memórias do Cárcere

Directed by

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Genre

drama film, prison film, biographical film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

3h 05m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a writer imprisoned during a dictatorship in Brazil. It shows his daily struggles and interactions with other inmates.

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What happens

Memoirs of Prison (Portuguese: Memórias do Cárcere) is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on Memórias do Cárcere, an autobiographical novel by Graciliano Ramos, about the period he was a political prisoner during the Estado Novo dictatorship in Brazil. The film had its world premiere at the Directors Fortnight section of the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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