Dry Ground Burning
Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro's fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara's women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed. An electrifying portrait of Brazil's dystopian contemporary moment that blends documentary with narrative fiction and genre elements.
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Widescreen ed.
- Publisher [United States] : Grasshopper Film, 2023.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from sell sheet. GMD: videodisc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Joana Darc Furtado, Léa Alves Da Silva, Andreia Vieira, Debora Alencar. |
Target Audience Note: | MWT rating: NR. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | Portuguese audio; English subtitles. |