The Messenger
6.5
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.
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Cast
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Shi Menegat
Armando
Also in
Hard Paint
Me Destrói
Valentina Herszage
Vera
Known for
I'm Still Here
Floriano Peixoto
Henrique
Known for
Carandiru
Olga
Georgette Fadel
Maria
Also in
Scars of Beauty
Partida
Higor Campagnaro
Soldier João
Also in
The Last Days of Gilda
O Que Resta
Javier Drolas
Father João
Known for
Sidewalls
I'm Gilda
Beatriz Barros
Marialva
Also in
Capitães da Areia
Eduardo Speroni
Soldier Fabio
Known for
Genesis
Bruce Gomlevsky
Major Damião
Known for
Ana e Vitória
God Is Brazilian
Virgínia Rosa
Mãe de Marialva
Also in
Once We Were Six
The Big Catch
Rose Germano
Anita
Also in
Verônica
Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas
Witor Mota
Guerrilheiro morto
No other roles listed
Lúcia Murat Director · Tunico Amâncio Writer Mair Tavares Editor
First release August 14, 2023 · Produced in Argentina, Brazil · Original title O Mensageiro
Production
Taiga Filmes
Production
Argentina · Brazil
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Languages
Original title
O Mensageiro
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Peru · August 14, 2023
Premiere · Lima Film Festival
Brazil · August 15, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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