The Battle

October. 12,2023      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

21 sequence shots depict moments in a defining night of the Battle of Rua Maria Antônia, in October 1968, from the point of view of the students and professors of the Left-wing Student Movement, in the Philosophy Faculty building of USP.

Juliana Gerais as  Maria Elena
Caio Horowicz as  Benjamin

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