Hoje (film)

Hoje

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tata Amaral
Produced by Caru Alves de Souza
Tata Amaral
Written by Jean-Claude Bernardet
Rubens Rewald
Felipe Sholl
Starring Denise Fraga
João Baldasserini
Cláudia Assunção
Lorena Lobato
Pedro Abhull
César Troncoso
Music by Livio Trachtenberg
Production
company
Tangerina Entretenimento
Primo Filmes
Distributed by H2O Films
Release dates
  • September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) (Festival de Brasília)
  • April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19) (Brazil)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese

Hoje is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Tata Amaral, based on the book "Prova Contrária", by Fernando Bonassi.[1] The film was the winner of the 44th Festival de Brasília in 2011.[2]

Starring Denise Fraga, the film tells the story of Vera, a woman who fought against the military dictatorship in Brazil and began to receive a compensation from the Government for the disappearance of her husband, at the time of the crackdown.[3]

Plot

Ex-political activist receives compensation from the Brazilian Government for the disappearance of her husband, victim of repression unleashed by the Brazilian military government dictatorship. With the money, she can buy the so dreamed apartment and free herself of the condition of suspension in which she lived for decades, when she was not even officially recognized as widow. When moving to the new home, she receives a visit that will change her life.[4]

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