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Olga (2004)

Olga (2004)

Drama History War
Release Date: 2004, August 20
Directors: Jayme Monjardim
Countries: Brazil
Production: Globo Filmes, Lumière, Nexus Cinema e Vídeo, Europa Filmes
Cast: Zécarlos Machado, Fernanda Montenegro, Thelmo Fernandes, Luís Melo, Mariana Lima, Werner Schünemann, Eduardo Semerjian, Eliana Guttman, Sabrina Greve, Oscar Simch, José Dumont, Renata Jesion

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

world war ii concentration camp concentration camp prisoner nazi germany dictatorship brazilian military dictatorship olga benario brazilian dictatorship getúlio vargas dictatorship of getúlio vargas ravensbrück concentration camp nazi exploitation of forced labor