Desobediência . Disobedience
Soros Documentary Fund “Disobedience” tells the story of a woman in Mozambique who is accused of having caused the suicide of her alcoholic husband by being disobedient and having a spirit-husband. As a result, the woman is persecuted and humiliated. Twice she manages to prove her innocence but even...
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Published: |
Brazil
2002
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:563aba9c-0132-4015-ba5d-47f86aae6ee9 |
| Summary: | Soros Documentary Fund
“Disobedience” tells the story of a woman in Mozambique who is accused of having caused the suicide of her alcoholic husband by being disobedient and having a spirit-husband. As a result, the woman is persecuted and humiliated. Twice she manages to prove her innocence but even so, she is punished mercilessly. Based on a real story, the actual woman plays herself, the role of the husband is played by the deceased husband’s twin bother and the community that has shunned the real-life woman plays itself. |
|---|---|
| Published: | 2002 |