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Vazante (2017)

Vazante poster
Directed by
Daniela Thomas
Genre
drama film, adventure film, historical drama
Country
Brazil, Portugal
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
14
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1820s Brazil, a slave trader returns to his farm after his wife dies and takes a young orphan girl as his new wife. The film portrays the harsh daily realities of slavery and the isolation of rural life.

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What happens

Vazante is a Brazilian-Portuguese historical drama adventure film about slavery in 1820s Brazil, directed by Daniela Thomas. The film premiered in the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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