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FilmDocumentary

Filhas de Lavadeiras (2019)

2019-07-04 · 14m · PT

Stories of black women who, thanks to the relentless toil of their mothers, were able to attend school and retrace the paths treaded by their ancestors. Their memories, joys and sorrows become present as a possibility for a new fate, transforming the hard work of the washerwomen in a spectacle of life and fulfillment.

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Edileuza Penha de SouzaDirector

Top billed cast

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Ruth de Souza
Ruth de Souza
herself
Conceição Evaristo
herself
Benedita da Silva
Benedita da Silva
herself

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