Olga

Olga

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Release Date

8/20/2004

Runtime

141 mins

Overview

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Budget

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Revenue

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A harrowing true-story drama following a woman caught between two dictatorships, facing imprisonment and death with steadfast conviction. The film unfolds with mounting tension as personal bonds are tested against the machinery of totalitarian power.

Mood

Dread-soakedMournfulDefiantBleak

Themes

SurvivalIdentityLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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