What Words Can Do
2022, PT. Directed by Luísa Sequeira & Luísa Marinho.
In 1972, Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta and Maria Velho da Costa published the book As Novas Cartas Portuguesas [New Portuguese Letters], addressing topics forbidden and censored during the Estado Novo regime such as the colonial war, adultery, rape and abortion. The book was immediately banned and the writers were prosecuted for crimes against morality. The legal proceedings caused waves of protest around the world, giving rise to an international network of solidarity. In the film, the “three Marias” tell their story, before and after one the first major feminist struggles in Portugal.
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- 1h 17m
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- 9 October 2022
- Original title
- O Que Podem as Palavras
- Country
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What Words Can Do runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Who directed What Words Can Do?
What Words Can Do (2022) was directed by Luísa Sequeira and Luísa Marinho and stars Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta, Maria Velho da Costa.