Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence.
- Winner of the Oscar for Best International Film
- Nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Humberto Carrão, Dan Stulbach
- Directed by: Walter Salles
- Written by: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega
- Executive Production: Juliana Capelini
- Cinematography: Adrian Teijido
- Editing: Affonso Gonçalves
- Production Design: Carlos Conti
- Costumes: Claudia Kopke
- Music: Warren Ellis
- Winner of the Oscar for Best International Film
- Nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture
- Nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress (Fernanda Torres)
- Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion for Best Film, SIGNIS Award (Best Director), Best Screenplay