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Olga

PG-13 Drama History War

Starring: Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Edgar Amorim, Leona Cavalli, Eliane Giardini

Writer: Rita Buzzar, Fernando Morais

Release Date:
August 20, 2004
Ratings:
7.1 / 10
Director:
Jayme Monjardim
Companies:
Globo Filmes

Overview

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.