Petra heads to New York in search of her older sister after a long time of being separated. They are both movie actresses and heirs of the wounds of the Brazilian dictatorship. But Petra has only a few clues: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary...
Direction
Costra treats her own family like a mystery she can't solve.
Editing
Seamless braid of 8mm decay, diary whispers, and present-day longing.
Cinematography
Every frame feels like something you're not supposed to see.
Director
Petra Costa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Costra's mother appears only as voice and absence, making three generations of women defined by what men and history erased.
Released during Brazil's 2013 protests, the film quietly asks: whose stories get recovered after state violence, and whose stay buried?
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