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After being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.


Bethânia returns to her land, where the family’s old sugar mill was built, the Wanderley Mill. Between photographs, fantastic creatures, bills to pay and workers claiming their rights to the land, Bethânia faces herself in a present where both the past and the future look menacing.

Maeve Jinkings
Maria Bethânia

Magali Biff
Branca

Dandara de Morais
Alessandra

Zé Maria
Zé
Fernando Abreu
Diego
Açúcar is a drama, fantasy, horror film released in 2017. Directed by Renata Pinheiro, it stars Maeve Jinkings, Magali Biff, Dandara de Morais. Bethânia returns to her land, where the family’s old sugar mill was built, the Wanderley Mill. Between photographs, fantastic creatures, bills to pay and workers claiming their rights to the land, Bethânia faces herself in a present where both the past and the future look menacing.
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