Synopsis
A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that transports wood. Dreaming with the big city, she asks for a ride, and the two begin a journey through the Trans-Amazon road. In tension with the Brazilian military authorities of the time, the film registers several aspects of the Amazon social tragedy – forest fires, slave work and child prostitution. Awarded in several international festivals, the film was forbidden by the Brazilian censorship. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Television | Sweden | February 20, 1976 |
| Theatrical | France | June 2, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Poland | February 16, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | March 30, 1981 |
| Theatrical | United States | May 25, 1982 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 19, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | July 17, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando Senna |
| Cast | Edna de Cássia (Iracema), Paulo César Peréio (Tião), Conceição Senna (Teresa), Rose Rodrigues, Fernando Neves, Sidnei Piñon, Natal, Elma Martins, Wilmar Nunes, Lúcio dos Santos, Orlando Senna (Pilot (uncredited)), Margarida Alves Gouveia (Iracema's Mother (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Orlando Senna |
| Story | Hermano Penna, Jorge Bodanzky |
| Producer | Orlando Senna |
| Executive producer | Achim Tappen, Malu Alencar |
| Cinematography | Jorge Bodanzky |
| Editing | Eva Grundman, Jorge Bodanzky |
| Music | Achim Tappen |
| Costumes | Conceição Senna |
Additional data: TMDB.
