Director: J. Soares
Writers: Costa Monteiro, Ary Severo
Actors: Demétrio Age, Creusa Albuquerque, Olegário Azevedo
Production Co.: Aurora Filmes
Country: Brazil
Year: 1926
Language: Silent film with Portuguese intertitles.
Format: VHS
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Summary: Successful lawyer Dr. Paulo asks a close friend to bring his illegitimate daughter Heloísa to Recife. She suffers a sexual assault at the hands of Paulo’s dissolute son Helvécio, who is unaware that she is his sister. Heloísa kills Helvécio in self-defense, and must stand trial for his murder.