Olga

Olga

7.2IMDb Score
Released:2004-08-20
Duration:141 min
Country:Brazil
Director:Jayme Monjardim
Actors:Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Edgar Amorim, Leona Cavalli, Eliane Giardini
Production:Globo Filmes, Lumiere, Nexus Cinema e Vídeo, Europa Filmes

Overview:

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.

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