Torre das Donzelas (2018)

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, when Brazil was under a reign of terror during its military dictatorship years. They all meet again 45 years later to break the silence and the fear of speaking out the horrors they lived under a ruthless dictatorship.

Released

2018-09-03

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

97 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Susanna Lira

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 6 votes