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Estamira
“Everything that is imaginary has, exists and is”
7.5 / 10• 2004• 2h 1m•NR• Portuguese
Documentary
Storyline
Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking through garbage at the Jardim Gramacho Disposal Area in Rio de Janeiro. The film follows her starting in 2000, the year she begins treatment in a psychiatric clinic. At first, it is hard to understand her in her stream-of-consciousness sentences, delusions and obsessions. Gradually, however, we get to know her as a woman who can have quiet and lucid moments despite her illness.
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LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marcos Prado's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Estamira is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
