Year: 1968
Runtime: 88 mins
Language: Portuguese
Director: Maurício Gomes Leite
Set against the backdrop of Brazil’s military regime, journalist Estêvão is dispatched from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília to report on a minister’s crucial statement. While there, he seizes the chance to hand over damning documents to a different official, risking his safety and exposing the truth.
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