Iracema
A raw showing of the Transamazonic Road
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.
Top 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)
