Escrava Mãe (2016)
- Directed by
- Ivan Zettel
- Genre
- telenovela
- Country
- Brazil
- Length
- 1 season, 159 episodes
- Rating
- 8.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 19th century Brazil, a young enslaved woman named Juliana navigates love and danger. She is caught between the cruel Avelar sisters and a Portuguese man named Miguel, who seeks the truth about his parents' deaths. The story deals with trauma, romance, and the legacy of slavery.
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What happens
Escrava Mãe (English: The Slave Mother) is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Casablanca for RecordTV. Created by Gustavo Reiz and directed by Ivan Zettel. It premiered on May 31, 2016, and ended on January 9, 2017, replaced by the rerun of A Escrava Isaura. It stars Fernando Pavão, Roberta Gualda, Léo Rosa, Milena Toscano, Lidi Lisboa and Thaís Fersoza. The telenovela tells the story of Juliana, the daughter of a slave brought from Africa and raped by a slave trader, who ends up in the Engenho do Sol after the death of her mother and lives under the love and hatred of the Avelar sisters. Pedro Carvalho plays the Portuguese Miguel, who comes to Brazil to seek answers about the mysterious death of his parents and falls in love with Juliana, having to overcome her fear of white men. The plot won the Seoul International Drama Awards in the Serial-Drama Category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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