Iracema (Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica) 49 years old

A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that transports wood. Dreaming with the big city, she asks for a ride, and the two begin a journey through the Trans-Amazon road. In tension with the Brazilian military authorities of the time, the film registers several aspects of the Amazon social tragedy – forest fires, slave work and child prostitution. Awarded in several international festivals, the film was forbidden by the Brazilian censorship. It was only released years later, winning the Brasília Film Festival in 1981.

Credits

Iracema Cast

Name	Character
Paulo César Peréio He was 34, now 84 years old	as Sebastião
Edna de Cássia She was 15, now 65 years old	as Iracema

Iracema Crew

Name	Department
Jorge Bodanzky as Director. He was 33 (now 82) years old	Directing
Jorge Bodanzky as Writer. He was 33 (now 82) years old	Writing
Orlando Senna as Director. He was 35 (now 84) years old	Directing
Hermano Penna as Writer.	Writing