Olga (film)
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| Directed by | Jayme Monjardim |
| Produced by | Caru Alves de Souza Tata Amaral |
| Screenplay by | Rita Buzzar |
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Olga by Fernando Morais |
| Music by | Marcus Viana |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Della Rosa |
| Edited by | Pedro Amorim Beat Morell |
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Europa Filmes
Globo Filmes Lumière Nexus Cinema e Vídeo |
| Distributed by | Elo Audiovisual Lumière Europa Filmes |
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Running time
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141 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$12 million |
Olga is a 2004 Brazilian film directed by Jayme Monjardim. It was Brazil's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film was a produced by Nexus Cinema in conjunction with Globo Filmes and Lumiere. Olga was seen by over three million viewers and won more than 20 awards in Brazil and internationally. It is one of several Brazilian films to treat Jewish themes.
Olga is the feature-film chronicle of the German Jew Olga Benario Prestes’ (1908-1942) life and times. A communist activist since her youth, Olga is persecuted by the Police and flees to Moscow, where she undergoes military training. She is put in charge of escorting Luis Carlos Prestes to Brazil to lead the Communist Revolution of 1935, falling in love with him long the way. With the failure of the Revolution, Olga is arrested alongside Prestes. Seven-month pregnant Olga is deported by President Vargas’ Government to Nazi Germany, where she gives birth to her daughter Anita Leocádia while incarcerated. Separated from her daughter, Olga is sent away to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she is executed in the gas chamber.
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