Vazante
Panorama Special
Opening Film
Vazante
A Film by Daniela Thomas
2017 - Portugal/Brazil - Drama - 2.39 - 114 min.
with Adriano Carvalho , Juliana Carneiro Da Cunha & Sandra Corveloni
Language: Portuguese
Produced by Sara Silveira & Beto Amaral
Brazil, 1821. Upon his return to the imposing farmhouse, Antonio, a slave trader, finds out that his wife died in labor. Forced to live in the property with numerous African slaves, he marries his wife’s niece. A restless soul, he returns to his trading expeditions, leaving his young wife behind alone with the slaves.
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