The Messenger

The Messenger

pt
PG-13

August 2024

Drama

Vera, imprisoned at a military fortress during the dictatorship, 1969, get to know a soldier, Armando, who, in the face of torture, decides to take messages from Vera to his family and establishes an affective relationship with D. Maria, Vera’s mother. Despite the horrors of the time, the film works on this possibility of a dialogue between two lonely and lost human beings: a high-middle-class lady and a young southerner of rural origin. Today, Vera, aged 70, is a professor at the university, and debates with her students about politics, forgiveness and Hannah Arendt.

Runtime:

1 hour 50 minutes

Status:

Released

Original Language:

pt

Budget:

N/A

Revenue:

N/A

Director:

Lúcia Murat

Cast