Estamira
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Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking through garbage at the Jardim Gramacho Disposal Area in Rio de Janeiro. The film follows her starting in 2000, the year she begins treatment in a psychiatric clinic. At first, it is hard to understand her in her stream-of-consciousness sentences, delusions and obsessions. Gradually, however, we get to know her as a woman who can have quiet and lucid moments despite her illness.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2004-10-01
Runtime: 121 mins
Director: Marcos Prado
Spoken language: Português
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Estamira
Production Companies: Zazen Produções
Production Countries: Brazil
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