Mato Seco em Chamas (2023)

Run Time: 2h33m | Release: 23 Feb 2023

Genres: Drama | Crime | Documentary |

Production Countries: Brazil, Portugal, United States of America

6.7 / 103 Vote Count

Overview:

Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed.