Pacarrete
A warm, character-driven story about a retired dance teacher's pursuit of one last moment of glory in her small Brazilian hometown.
Russas, a small town in northeastern Brazil, is the home of Pacarrete, a grumpy retired dance teacher who dreams of getting a big shot and starring at a dance spectacle for the whole town to see. She's close to fulfilling that dream, but not without overcoming a few impediments along the way.
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