A mother sews sequins while her government sews lies—Brazil's darkest hour, stitched in glamour and grief.
Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder, and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship.
Acting
Patricia Pillar's face does what repression cannot—screams without permission.
Costume
Gowns as armor; every feathered hat a middle finger to fascism.
Director
Sérgio Rezende
Patricia Pillar
Zuzu Angel
Daniel de Oliveira
Stuart Angel
Leandra Leal
Sônia
Alexandre Borges
Fraga
Luana Piovani
Elke Maravilha
Aramis Trindade
Tenente
Ângela Vieira
Lúcia
Flávio Bauraqui
Mota
Regiane Alves
Hildegard Angel
Caio Junqueira
Alberto
Nelson Dantas
Antônio Lamarca
Paulo Betti
Carlos Lamarca
Elke Maravilha
Lieselotte
Othon Bastos
Brigadeiro
Antônio Pitanga
Policial gentil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Zuzu Angel sewed a famous dress with 'Stuart' embroidered in Morse code, smuggled to the US as evidence. The film recreates this.
Released during Lula's presidency, the film reopened wounds Brazil still hasn't stitched. Director Sérgio Rezende was blacklisted himself in the 70s.
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