Director: Fábio Barreto
Writer(s): Leopoldo Serran, Luiz Antônio de Assis Brasil (novel)
Actor(s): Letícia Spiller, Thiago Lacerda, Alexandre Paternost, Caco Ciocler, Talita Castro, Felipe Kannenberg, Felipe Camargo, Werner Schünemann, Tereza Mascarenhas, José Vitor Castiel, Evandro Soldatelli
Production Co.: PlayArte Home Video
Country: Brazil
Year: 2002
Language and subtitle information: N/A
Format: DVD
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Summary: “In the 1870s, Jacobina, daughter of German immigrants to southern Brazil, starts to break with both the Catholic and Lutheran churches to preach body healing through soul cleansing. After having a divine vision and speaking with Jesus, she suddenly changes her look and usual ways, disturbing the local, ultra conservative population. After the death of a “mucker” and two others opposing her sect, the local authorities decide to act against her and her followers”–IMDb plot summary.
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