Polish Women
Part of Worldwide Wednesdays film series
The Polish Women
Rio de Janeiro, early 20th century. Escaping famine in Poland, Rebeca (Valentina Herszage), together with her son Joseph, arrives in Brazil to meet her husband, who immigrated first hoping for a better life for the three of them. However, she finds a completely different reality in Rio de Janeiro. Rebeca discovers that her husband has passed away and ends up a hostage of a large network of prostitution and trafficking of Jewish women, headed by the ruthless Tzvi (Caco Ciocler). To escape this exploitation, she will need to transgress her own beliefs.
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film,
Jewish Experience
Runtime
125
Language
Portuguese
Director
João Jardim
Writer(s)
George Moura,
Jaqueline Vargas,
Flavio Araujo
Cast
Valentina Herszage,
Caco Ciocler,
Dora Friend,
Amaurih Oliveira,
Clarice Niskier,
Otavio Muller,
Anna Kutner
Opening at
Glendale on Jul 16th
Town Center 5 on Jul 16th
Monica Film Center on Jul 16th
Claremont 5 on Jul 16th
Newhall on Jul 16th
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