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Hard Labor is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Marco Dutra

Hard Labor (2011)

Hard Labor
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Length 1h40
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OriginBresil
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Fantasy,    Horror
Rating64% 3.2460853.2460853.2460853.2460853.246085

Hard Labor (Portuguese: Trabalhar Cansa) is 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot in São Paulo, Paulínia, and Campinas, all cities of the state of São Paulo.



^ "Brasileiro em Cannes". Paraná Online (in Portuguese). Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 7. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 78. ISBN 978-1908215017.

^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

^ "Cannes film festival 2011: The full lineup". guardian.co.uk (London). 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

Synopsis

Héléna réalise un vieux rêve : ouvrir un petit commerce. Elle loue un local abandonné et monte son affaire. Mais son mari Otávio perd subitement son travail et toute la famille est fragilisée. Au même moment, l’installation de l’épicerie ne se fait pas sans problème : des produits disparaissent, une odeur étrange imprègne le local et une tâche sur le mur ne cesse de grandir. Le local semble prendre vie, dans un climat qui perturbe toutes les personnes présentes, à commencer par Héléna et sa famille.

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