A Causa Secreta (1994)

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Country: Brazil
Genres: Drama
Release: 1994-09-14
Director: Sergio Bianchi
Writers: Sergio Bianchi , Isa Kopelman , Kate Lyra , Machado de Assis
Language: Portuguese
Stars: Renato Borghi , José Rubens Chachá , José Rubens Chachá , Rodrigo Santiago , Rodrigo Santiago , Cláudia Mello , Cláudia Mello , Ester Góes , Alexandre Paternost , Luiz Ramalho , Lígia Cortez , Denis Victorazo , Elisa Lucinda
Runtime: 93 min
Awards: 5 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: The Secret Cause , A Causa Secreta (Brazil) , A Causa Secreta
Plot: Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.
IMDB:tt0109388