The Messenger

The Messenger

5

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.

Similar movies

    Esmeralda BayThe Last King of ScotlandI Like MoviesVoltei!David HarumSalvadorFear Of The DawnFamishMisturaThe Eye on the NapeSuperman Doesn't StealEl ViajeWomen's ScriptThe Beauty of the LawCoffin ScrewMissingOnce Upon a Time in the CaribbeanThe BattleIn the Time of the ButterfliesThe Night & The Universe