Olga
2004, Film, 141 min, Biography, Drama, History, Portuguese, Brazil, MoviePedia score 67
Lots of passions in just one life
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.
Directed by Jayme Monjardim
Cast
- Camila Morgado as Olga Benário
- Caco Ciocler as Luís Carlos Prestes
- Luís Melo as Léo Benário
- Eliane Giardini as Eugénie Benário
- Mariana Lima as Lígia Prestes
- Floriano Peixoto as Filinto Müller
- Murilo Rosa as Estevan
- Renata Jesion as Elise Ewert
- Werner Schünemann as Arthur Ewert
- Guilherme Weber as Otto Braun
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