A forgotten child star of the Amazon finally gets her close-up — 50 years later.
Direction
Campos lets silence and cicadas do the talking.
Editing
Brutal cuts between archive fantasy and present reality.
Director
Alessandro Campos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Iracema (1981) was part of Brazil's 'Amazonian Western' boom, mining indigenous imagery for global art-house appeal.
Edna was reportedly paid in clothes and food during filming; Campos found her working as a domestic worker in Manaus.
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