Dry Ground Burning (2023)

Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed.

Directing:
  • Adirley Queirós
  • Joana Pimenta

Writing:
  • Adirley Queirós
  • Joana Pimenta

Stars:
Release Date: 2023-02-23
themoviedb icon 6.7/10
  • Country: BR, PT, US
  • Language: Português | English
  • Runtime: 153
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