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This dark and intense drama follows the slow and painful destruction of a young, passive woman as she watches her family fall apart. Maria is the shy and dutiful daughter upon whose shoulders the family traumas have fallen. In addition to a regular job she cooks, cleans, and studies. Her parents offer no assistance as her father is blind, with a tendency towards violence when drinking. His wife, the focus of his violence is terribly unhappy. After a particularly brutal beating, Maria's brothers rise up against the father and end up leaving the home. It is up to Maria to try to bring the factions together. Maria's pressures increase after she calmly stabs her boss during an attempted rape, and then copes with her mother's suicide.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1994-11-04
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- timer Runtime: 108 Mins
- star Rating: 5.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 4 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0111508
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Maria de Medeiros
Maria

Marcello Urgeghe
Mário

Evgeniy Sidikhin
João

Laura del Sol
Teresa

Mireille Perrier
The Teacher

Olimpia Carlisi
The Mother

Luís Miguel Cintra
Friend at the Apartment

Orlando Costa
1st Policeman

Io Appolloni
Hotel Clerk

Miguel Borges
Client

Marco Delgado
Boy in the Disco

Pedro Cabrita Reis
Man in the Bat

Isabel Ruth
Voice of Mother (voice)

Laura Soveral
Suburban Lady

Teresa Villaverde
Voice of the Teacher (voice)

Jorge Silva
Boss' Son

Ilda Roquete
Girl at the Bar

Manuel Guanilho
Funeral Home Man
groups Crew

Teresa Villaverde
Director

Rudolfo Wedeles
Editor

Teresa Villaverde
Editor

Joaquim Pinto
Director of Photography

Sano de Perpessac
Makeup Artist

Antoine Roch
Director of Photography

Volker Tittel
Director of Photography

Vasco Pimentel
Music

Teresa Villaverde
Screenplay

Vasco Pimentel
Sound Designer

Vasco Pimentel
Editor

Joaquim Pinto
Producer

Ulrich Jänchen
Director of Photography

João Calvário
Art Direction
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