Dry Ground Burning
Synopsis
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.
Dry Ground Burning (2023) is a 2h 33min drama feature film by Adirley Queirós. Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2022).
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Festival History
- CPH:DOX 2023 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Bolton International Film Festival 2022
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2022 generic
