Obra

(Obra)
Gregório Graziosi | Drama, Fiction

2013 | 80 minutes | Brazil

In the heavily populated city of São Paulo, a young architect discovers a clandestine cemetery underneath the construction site of his latest project.

Urban Studies Religion + Spirituality Sociology Family Fascism + Repression Political Science South America

DIRECTOR: Gregório Graziosi

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2013

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Black and white

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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