Senhora Aparecida

A quiet, observant documentary that sits with people preparing a festival, letting faith and conflict surface slowly.

Directed by

Catarina Alves Costa

Genres

Documentary

Overview

In Aparecida, an industrial area in Northern Rio de Janeiro state, the annual festival that takes place on August 15th is being prepared. The floats are being decorated, and the coffins in which the penitents will be laid, according to a centuries-old tradition, are already prepared. The new priest, however, wants to end the tradition of making promises to Our Lady of Aparecida to perform "burials." Conflict is inevitable. This is a film that tells the story of those who fulfill promises to Our Lady of Aparecida, their desires and personal stories, reflecting on traditional and official religiosity, tradition and modernity.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Faith, identity, class, power

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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