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The Option

The Option

★ 6.4/10•1981•1h 28m•Drama

The Option centers on a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live in ramshackle highway neighborhoods. For many, their only escape to a potentially better life is through prostitution, often with truck drivers.

Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias · Director

Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 28m
LanguagePT
Release DateNov 5, 1981

Actors

Carmem Angélica

Nere di Passi

Carmem Ortega

Virgílio Roveda

Virgílio Roveda

Alan Fontaine

Alan Fontaine

Jairo Ferreira

Jairo Ferreira

José Lopes

José Lopes

Affonso Brazza

Affonso Brazza

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