A Causa Secreta

Overview

Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 14, 1994

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Cast

Elisa Lucinda,Cláudia Mello,José Rubens Chachá,Lígia Cortez,Renato Borghi,Rodrigo Santiago,Alexandre Paternost,Esther Góes,Luiz Ramalho,Denis Victorazo

Director

Sérgio Bianchi

Writer

Machado de Assis

Cinematography

Eduardo Poiano

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0109388