

21 sequence shots depict moments in a defining night of the Battle of Rua Maria Antônia, in October 1968, from the point of view of the students and professors of the Left-wing Student Movement, in the Philosophy Faculty building of USP.

Pâmela Germano
Lilian
Lead
Isamara Castilho
Angela

Caio Horowicz
Benjamin

Julianna Gerais
Maria Elena

Philipp Lavra
Professor Antônio

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
Professora Leda
Miguel Maschion
Zé Guilherme
Agá Péricles
Afonso
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vera Egito's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Battle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”