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Açúcar

Açúcar

20174.81h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Renata Pinheiro
Written by Sérgio Oliveira, Renata Pinheiro
Produced by Fernanda Régis
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Top Cast

Maeve Jinkings

Maeve Jinkings

Maria Bethânia

Magali Biff

Magali Biff

Branca

Dandara de Morais

Dandara de Morais

Alessandra

Zé Maria

Zé Maria

F

Fernando Abreu

Diego

About Açúcar

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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