Filhas de Lavadeiras

14m
Documentary
10

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.

Cast

Ruth de Souza
herself
Conceição Evaristo
herself
Benedita da Silva
herself

Crew

Edileuza Penha de Souza
Director

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