Dry Ground Burning (2022)

- Original title
- Mato Seco em Chamas
- Directed by
- Joana Pimenta, Adirley Queirós
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film, crime film, science fiction film
- Country
- Brazil, Portugal
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a favela near Brasília, a group of women sell oil extracted from land in their community. The film follows their daily struggles and the dangers they face.
tenseslow-burngrittydocumentary-stylepolitically chargedfemale-ledgrounded
What happens
Mato seco em chamas (internationaler Titel Dry Ground Burning) ist ein brasilianisch-portugiesischer Film von Adirley Queirós und Joana Pimenta, der seine Weltpremiere bei den Internationalen Filmfestspielen Berlin 2022 in der Sektion „Forum“ hat. Wie auch in den beiden vorhergehenden Filmen Queirós’ spielt die Handlung in der zweitgrößten Favela Brasiliens, Sol Nascente, in einem Außenbezirk von Ceilândia in der Nähe von Brasília. Im Mittelpunkt des Films steht eine Gruppe von Frauen, die im Gebiet gefördertes Öl verkaufen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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