Torre das Donzelas (2018)

6.1/10 97 min Documentary

Overview

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, when Brazil was under a reign of terror during its military dictatorship years. They all meet again 45 years later to break the silence and the fear of speaking out the horrors they lived under a ruthless dictatorship.

Cast

Dilma Rousseff

Self

Guida Amaral

Self

Dulce Maia

Self

Ana Bursztyn-Miranda

Self

Maria Aparecida Costa

Self

Rita Maria de Miranda Sipahi

Self

Rioco Kayano

Self

Rose Nogueira

Self

Elza Ferreira Lobo

Self

Nair Benedicto

Self

Leslie Beloque

Self

Eva Teresa Skazufka

Self

Robêni Baptista da Costa

Self

Marlene Soccas

Self

Maria Luiza Belloque

Self

Nair Yumiko Kobashi

Self

Ieda Akselrud Seixas

Self

Lenira Machado

Self

Ilda Martins da Silva

Self

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