Sobradinho
2020•1h 11m•Released
Documentary
In the 70s, a dam and a hydroelectric plant were built in Sobradinho. The government at the time, which was commanded by the military regime, thought that that small town, in the northeast hinterland, would be ideal for the construction, because there would be no resistance from the locals. So, 73.000 people were displaced - it is one of the biggest forced migrations in the history of Brazil. Four cities and dozens of villages submerged. Mrs. Pequenita was the only inhabitant to ever return; there, she lives in a ghost town. She receives the visit of three social agents, who own old videos and photos of the region.
Director
Marília Hughes Guerreiro
Writer
Cláudio Marques, Marília Hughes Guerreiro
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Coisa de Cinema
Cast
Dona Pequenita
Self
Tereza Batalha
Self
Fátima Massimo
Self
Maria Francisca
Self
Production
Company
Coisa de Cinema
Producer
Marília Hughes Guerreiro
Producer
Cláudio Marques
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