Olga

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 20, 2004

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

German, Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Globo Filmes,Europa Filmes,Lumiere,Nexus Cinema e Vídeo

Cast

Camila Morgado,Caco Ciocler,Edgar Amorim,Leona Cavalli,Eliane Giardini,Zé Carlos Machado,Osmar Prado,Werner Schünemann,Odilon Wagner,Murilo Rosaand 42 more

Director

Jayme Monjardim

Writer

Rita Buzzar,Fernando Morais

Producer

Guilherme Bokel,Rita Buzzar

Cinematography

Ricardo Della Rosa

Music

Marcus Viana

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0196811