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SELF-DEFENSE (LEGÍTIMA DEFESA)
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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Documentary - 78 minutes

Log Line

Self-Defense tells the stories of three women who were subject to constant physical and psychological abuse from their partners. However, they defy the statistics by killing the men they love in order to survive.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2017 (Debut)
  • AFM 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Susanna LIRA
Writer(s) : Sara STOPAZZOLLI, Susanna LIRA
Cast : Ana Paula BOUZAS

Producer(s) : Leda STOPAZZOLLI (Mera Films), João RONI (Ocean Films)

Synopsis

Self-Defense tells the stories of three women, like many before them, who were subject to constant physical and psychological abuse from their partners. However, they defy the statistics and the common fate for most of them by killing the men they love in order to survive. Accused of homicide, these women face Justice, society and their own judgment, while trying to rebuild their lives.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2017 Video Library


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