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Estamira

2004 • 2h1m Documentary

Rating

7.6/10

Popularity

1

Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking through garbage at the Jardim Gramacho Disposal Area in Rio de Janeiro. The film follows her starting in 2000, the year she begins treatment in a psychiatric clinic. At first, it is hard to understand her in her stream-of-consciousness sentences, delusions and obsessions. Gradually, however, we get to know her as a woman who can have quiet and lucid moments despite her illness.

Details

Director

Marcos Prado

Cast

Estamira

Release date

10/1/2004

Status

Released

Origin country

BR

Vote count

21