The Messenger

The Messenger — Plot

Vera, imprisoned at a military fortress during the dictatorship, 1969, get to know a soldier, Armando, who, in the face of torture, decides to take messages from Vera to his family and establishes an affective relationship with D. Maria, Vera’s mother. Despite the horrors of the time, the film works on this possibility of a dialogue between two lonely and lost human beings: a high-middle-class lady and a young southerner of rural origin. Today, Vera, aged 70, is a professor at the university, and debates with her students about politics, forgiveness and Hannah Arendt.

• Release date
• August 15, 2024
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Lúcia Murat

The Messenger — Cast

Shi Menegat Armando Valentina Herszage Vera Floriano Peixoto Henrique Georgette Fadel Maria Higor Campagnaro Soldier João Javier Drolas Father João

B

Beatriz Barros Marialva

E

Eduardo Speroni Soldier Fabio