A journalist is placed upon the management of a large broadcasting company to the capital of Brazil at the time of local elections. She must now face ideological and ethical questions, brought back by a left-wing former boyfriend and her own colleagues. At the same time, a free-lancer spy is sent by an obscure figure in politics to manipulate the elections and its media coverage.
Acting
Marisa Orth navigates impossible choices with exhausted precision.
Writing
Sharp on how media willingly sells democracy for access.
Director
Lúcia Murat
Marisa Orth
Bia
Antônio Fagundes
Chico Silva
Otávio Augusto
Léo Miranda
Tuca Andrada
Alex
Sérgio Mamberti
Bob
José de Abreu
Ronaldo Cavalcanti
Cláudia Lira
Tatiana Lins
Zezé Polessa
Jornalista de Brasília
Catarina Abdala
Jornalista de Pernambuco
Chico Diaz
Jornalista de Rondônia
Stepan Nercessian
Candidato de Rondônia
Cristina Aché
Jornalista do Paraná
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Fernando Henrique Cardoso's presidency, the film captures Brazil's anxiety about media consolidation and elite capture of democracy that feels eerily prescient today.
Lúcia Murat uses Bia's romantic triangle as a clever metaphor for Brazil's ideological whiplash — torn between comfortable complicity (Ronaldo), nostalgic radicalism (Chico), and the hollow promise of 'neutral' professionalism.
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