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The Option
The Option
6.6
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23 Ratings

THE OPTION

A Opção ou As Rosas da Estrada

Directed by Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Brazil, 1981
Drama

Synopsis

Combining documentary and staged action, Candeias delves into the profoundly quotidian reality of a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live meekly in ramshackle highway communities, some of them desiring to escape to a better life.

Synopsis

Combining documentary and staged action, Candeias delves into the profoundly quotidian reality of a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live meekly in ramshackle highway communities, some of them desiring to escape to a better life.