With Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, a.o.

Winner of the OSCAR (Best International Film) and celebrated at the Lido with 10 minutes of standing ovations, Walter Salles'
Walter Salles' work is a deeply humanistic film and a declaration of love to democratic Brazil. The movie
begins in Rio de Janeiro in 1971, when the former left-wing congressman Rubens Paiva is abducted by henchmen of the military dictatorship.
henchmen of the military dictatorship and never returns.
His wife Eunice, played with incredible dignity, strength and elegance by Fernanda Torres, holds her family together, tries to find out what happened to him and campaigns as a lawyer for the rights of the victims of the military dictatorship.
"A captivating, deeply moving film. It is one of Salles' best" (Hollywood Reporter)