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.
Unfortunately the movie Iracema is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Jorge Bodanzky | Director |
Directing | Orlando Senna | Director |
Production | Malu Alencar | Executive Producer |
Production | Achim Tappen | Executive Producer |
Writing | Jorge Bodanzky | Story |
Camera | Francisco Carneiro | Assistant Camera |
Writing | Hermano Penna | Story |
Production | Wolf Gauer | Production Director |
Editing | Jorge Bodanzky | Editor |
Editing | Eva Grundman | Editor |
Writing | Orlando Senna | Writer |
Production | Orlando Senna | Producer |
Sound | Achim Tappen | Original Music Composer |
Crew | Jorge Bodanzky | Cinematography |
Art | Orlando Senna | Art Direction |