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Dominican Rep. Tieta of Agreste
- Original title
- Tieta do Agreste
- Year
- 1996
- Running time
- 120 min.
- Country
Brazil- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Sônia Braga
Claudia Abreu
Zezé Motta
Marilia Pêra- Chico Anysio
- Leon Goes
Patrícia França
Heitor Martinez Mello- Jece Valadão
- Noélia Montanhas
- André Valli
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy
- Synopsis
- Sant'Ana do Agreste, a small village in the Bahia region, is bubbling with anticipation as it prepares to welcome back Tieta (Sonia Braga), a country girl returning to her native village after an absence of 26 years. At 17, Tieta's sexual indiscretions were denounced by her elder sister Perpétua (Marilia Pera) and she was thrown out of the family home by her father Zé Esteves (Chico Anysio). Tieta is the story of a rich and powerful widow of a São Paolo industrialist, who after long years, returns to her small village, in rural Bahia. which she had left as a young woman. Since her departure from her village, the only contact she has had with her family has been through letters sent from a P.O. Box in São Paulo. Tieta soon gets involved with her nephew and embarks on a torrid relationship with the religiousyoung man.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1996: San Sebastián Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Seashell1996: Havana Film Festival: Best Supporting Actress (Marília Pêra)
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