Movie
Mortal Sin
1970 · 70 min
A slow, oppressive plunge into a wealthy family's rot, where guilt and hypocrisy simmer under a veneer of respectability.
- Directed by
- Miguel Faria Jr.
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Fernanda Montenegro, José Lewgoy, Renato Machado
- Overview
- The eccentric members of a wealthy Brazilian family each go through personal torment, debauchery and intense guilt. The father has made a fortune in the slaughterhouse business and ignores the feelings of his wife and his workers. When the mother threatens to leave, the father begs for her to stay and continue the hollow charade of their marriage for the sake of social appearances.
- How it feels
- Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Guilt, family, class, corruption
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Miguel Faria Jr.
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Fernanda Montenegro, José Lewgoy, Renato Machado
