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Betânia

7.2/ 1020252h 0m12

Drama

After losing her husband, 65-year-old midwife Betânia is persuaded by her daughters to leave her remote village. She moves near the sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses in northern Brazil and ventures a new beginning.

Directed by Marcelo Botta

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5 stills

The cast

Faces behind the story

Diana Mattos

Betânia

Michelle Cabral

Irineusa

Rosa Ewerton Jara

Jucélia

Tião Carvalho

Ribamar

Caçula Rodrigues

Tonhão

Ulysses Azevedo

Antonio Filho

Nádia de Cassia

Vitória

Edivaldo Marquita

Marquita

Betânia

Behind the frames

Faces behind the story

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