Betania (MIFFEST)

Betânia, the 65-year-old stalwart family matriarch, is on a turbulent ride on the ever-shifting sands of time. In the wake of her husband`s death, Betânia is forced to move back to the village where she was born, leaving behind a lifetime of memories and a simple, agrarian lifestyle without electricity on the cutting edge of a newborn Brazilian desert not so far from Amazon. Pushed by the ancestral sound of Maranhão, Betânia and her family fight to maintain balance and a sense of identity while tradition and modernity collide. Despite the imposing sand dunes, polluted water, financial hardship, generational quarrels, life finds a way, as it always does. Like the miraculous wildflowers found in the desert oases that punctuate the barren landscape, Betânia and her family eventually bloom into new vitality, while the world ends.

Language: Portuguese
Subtitle: English
Classification: P12
Release Date: 21 Jul 2024
Genre: Drama / Family / Music
Running Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
Distributor: Film Festival Organizer
Cast: Tião Carvalho, Diana Mattos, Caçula Rodrigues, Michelle Cabral
Director: Marcelo Botta
Format: 2D


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