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Dry Ground Burning

2023, Movie, 2h 33min

An electrifying portrait of Brazil’s fraught contemporary moment that blends documentary with narrative and genre elements, DRY GROUND BURNING reunites filmmakers Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós (ONCE THERE WAS BRASILIA) to offer a unique vision of the country’s possible future. Just out of prison, Léa (Léa Alves da Silva) returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and relives her past experiences with her half-sister Chitara (Joana Darc Furtado), the fearless leader of an all-female gang that once stole and refined oil from underground pipes and sold gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of the incarcerated and the oppressed.

Country: Brazil,United States,Portugal

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Reviews

Critic Phuong Le

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In a world marred by political hopelessness, Dry Ground Burning literally and figuratively sets the landscape on fire, and out of the ashes there is hope for a new order free from oppression.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Wes Greene

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Thanks in no small part to the unapologetically irate women that make up the criminal enterprise at its center, Dry Ground Burning has swagger to spare.

Read full review at Slant Magazine

Critic Marina Ashioti

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...blends fiction and documentary, immersion and observation, to provide a multilayered embodiment of marginalised womanhood in contemporary Brazil.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Frequently asked questions

What is Dry Ground Burning about? Toggle content

In the sprawling slums of Sol Nascente, a group of fierce women take matters into their own hands. They hijack a gasoline pipeline, risking everything to fuel their community's survival. Against all odds, they create a thriving business, defying the authorities and criminal underworld. But as their power grows, so does the danger. Will their struggle for independence ignite a revolution, or will it all come crashing down?

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You can stream Dry Ground Burning on: The Criterion Channel Amazon Store