
Silent Running
1972


91 votes
In the name of economic recovery, the Brazilian Government created a perennial system of compulsory vertical isolation for seniors over 80 to be confined in a colony. Teca is 77 and lives in the village of Muriti, in the Amazon, when she is surprised by the announcement of the age reduction, including her age group. Cornered, Teca makes an intriguing journey hidden from the officers amidst rivers, boats and the underworld to clandestinely try to fulfill her last dream, to take a plane ride.
Director
Gabriel MascaroWriters
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$148K
Production Companies

The Brazilian government has concluded that the best way to care for their elderly population is to send them all to a colony when they reach eighty. "Tereza" (Denise Weinberg) is a mere seventy-seven when she gets the call up - and she's not remotely interested in wearing a nappy for the rest of her life. She has plans. She wants to fly a plane. Her more pedestrian efforts to satisfy this demand are thwarted by her daughter who has to give permission for her to do pretty much anything. Undaunted, she takes the last wage check she gets from the abattoir where she worked and convinces boatman "…
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