A Igreja dos Oprimidos

A Igreja dos Oprimidos

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1986

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

A Igreja dos Oprimidos

Director

Jorge Bodanzky

Description

Documentary that tells several stories: of the struggle of rural workers in Conceição to recover their union; of Dona Mariquinha, widow of a murdered squatter and her miraculous effort to survive with her six children; de Rosa and community work in the Olaria neighborhood; the peasant Pé de Ouro and his family living in extreme poverty; de Oneide, the widow of Gringo, the rural leader killed by gunmen when he disputed in 1980 the presidency of the Sindicato de Conceição, etc.