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A Wolf at the Door (2013)

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Original title
O Lobo Atrás da Porta
Directed by
Fernando Coimbra
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
16
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 215 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young girl is kidnapped. Her parents Sylvia and Bernardo are questioned. The police suspect Rosa, Bernardo's lover, of being involved. The story is based on a real crime from the 1960s.

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What happens

A Wolf at the Door (Portuguese: O Lobo Atrás da Porta, lit. 'The Wolf Behind the Door') is a 2013 Brazilian thriller drama film written and directed by Fernando Coimbra, in his feature directorial debut. The film follows the story of Sylvia and Bernardo, the parents of a kidnapped girl, and Rosa, Bernardo's lover, who is suspected for the kidnapping. It is based on a real-life crime that occurred in the 1960s, where a woman named Neyde Maria Maia Lopes ("The Beast of Penha") kidnapped and killed four-year-old Tania Maria Coelho de Araujo ("Taninha"). The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It won the Horizontes Latinos award at the 61st San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film, translated by Andrey Efremov, was shown in Moscow, Russia, as part of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival in June 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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