

Zuzu Angel
2006-08-04 · 108 min · ★ 6.9
Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder, and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship.
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- Directors
- Sérgio Rezende
- Production companies
- Globo Filmes, Lereby Produções, Toscana Film Commission, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Patricia PillarZuzu Angel
Daniel de OliveiraStuart Angel
Leandra LealSônia
Alexandre BorgesFraga
Luana PiovaniElke Maravilha
Aramis TrindadeTenente
Ângela VieiraLúcia
Flávio BauraquiMota
Regiane AlvesHildegard Angel
Caio JunqueiraAlberto
Nelson DantasAntônio Lamarca
Paulo BettiCarlos Lamarca
Elke MaravilhaLieselotte
Othon BastosBrigadeiro
Antônio PitangaPolicial gentil
Fernanda de FreitasAna Angel
Ângela LealElaine
Ivan CândidoCapelão
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