Dry Ground Burning
Documentary, Crime, Sci-Fi
About Dry Ground Burning
Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells 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 ex-cons and the oppressed.
Cast & Crew
Directed by Adirley Queirós
Starring Léa Alves da Silva, Joana Darc Furtado, Andreia Vieira, Gleide Firmino, Mara Alves
Produced by Cinco da Norte