FiGa Films








Film Info
2004
Country Brazil
Genre Documentary
Language Portuguese
Running Time 80 min.
Ratio 1,85
Sound DOLBY SR
Filmed on 35mm





The Prison And The Street

A film by Liliana Sulzbach

SYNOPSIS

Cláudia is the oldest and most respected inmate at Madre Pelletier Penitentiary. The one who gives the orders and who protects. She protects young Daniela, for example, whose life is at risk because she is accused of having killed her own child. But Cláudia, like Betânia, is to leave the prison soon.

Daniela will have to defend herself alone. Cláudia leaves in search of her son. Betânia feels the temptation of leaving the rules of the semi-open regime to one side, to live in freedom with a new love.



AWARDS

Best documentary at Fórum Doc.BH
Best Documentary Film at Gramado Film Festival 2004
Best Feature Film at José Lewgoy Award
Best Film FEMINA – International Women’s Film Festival
Best Documentary at El Ojo Cojo
Festival Internacional de Cine por Integración Cultural
Best Documentary at IMARgens (Cabo Verde), 2005
Best Film at Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Vídeo
Documental Independiente, 2006



CREDITS

Directed by
Liliana Sulzbach

Screenplay by
Liliana Sulzbach & Angela K. Pires

Produced by
Annette Bittencourt
Everson Egas Colossi Nunes
José Pedro Goulart
Ricardo Baptista da Silva

Executive producer
Liliana Sulzbach

Line producer
Sivia Wolff

Editing by
Angela K. Pires

Director of photography
Sadil Breda

Music by
Nico Nicolaiewsky

Research
Ana Adams de Almeida
Francine Kath
Laura Amaral
Silvia Wolff

Characters
Betania Fontoura da Silva
Claudia Maria Rullian
Daniela Caldeira Cabral

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