Angels of the Sun
2006 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 6.9 · 68% critics
In northeastern Brazil, a young girl is sold off with promises of a better life, only to be passed from one owner to another. She’s eventually taken deep into the Amazon’s gold fields and forced into exploitation, revealing a brutal world where vulnerable people are treated like commodities.
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Details
- Original title
- Anjos do Sol
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-03-04
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (39 votes)
About
You may like this if you can handle a bleak, confrontational drama that aims to expose exploitation and leave you shaken; Not for you if you want uplifting stories, subtlety, or a gentler experience like Reaching for the Moon.
Pros: urgent social message; hard-hitting intensity; strong performances | Cons: cliché characters; uneven acting; predictable plotting
Themes
- brothel
- fisherman
- prostitution
Cast & crew
Antonio Calloni
as Saraiva
Otávio Augusto
as Lourenço
Darlene Glória
as Vera
Vera Holtz
as Nazaré, the Madam
Maurício Gonçalves
as Public Health agent
Chico Diaz
as Tadeu
Bianca Comparato
as Inês
Mary Sheila
as Celeste
- FC
Fernanda Carvalho
as Maria
Caco Monteiro
as Truck Driver
Directed by Rudi Lagemann