Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Iracema end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Iracema easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Iracema

Name: Iracema
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Edna de Cássia, Paulo César Peréio, Conceição Senna, Rose Rodrigues, Fernando Neves

A raw showing of the Transamazonic Road

Directed by Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando Senna

Produced by ZDF, Stopfilm

197696 min7.5 / 10

A bleak, socially conscious road film documenting exploitation and desperation across the Amazon frontier, built on intimate human connection amid systemic tragedy.

A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that transports wood. Dreaming with the big city, she asks for a ride, and the two begin a journey through the Trans-Amazon road. In tension with the Brazilian military authorities of the time, the film registers several aspects of the Amazon social tragedy – forest fires, slave work and child prostitution. Awarded in several international festivals, the film was forbidden by Brazilian censors. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Roads and Railways Sex Work And Prostitution Natural Landscapes Famous Real Filming Locations

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Amazon Rainforest Poverty Prostitution Truck Driver Road Movie Wood

Questions people ask

Is Iracema sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Iracema end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Iracema easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Iracema scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Iracema violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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