Dry Ground Burning

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Genre

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Release Year

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Director

Joana Pimenta, Adirley Queirós

Producer

Luana Otto

Cast

Débora Alencar, Léa Alves da Silva

Country

Brazil

Runtime

153 min

Accessibility

Limited Mobility Access

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Just released from prison, Léa (Léa Alves Silva) returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara (Joana Darc Furtado), the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed. An electrifying portrait of Brazil’s dystopian contemporary moment that blends documentary with narrative fiction and genre elements, DRY GROUND BURNING offers a unique vision of the country’s possible future.

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