
A Causa Secreta
1994, Portuguese. Directed by Sérgio Bianchi.
Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.
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- 1h 34m
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- Portuguese
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- 14 September 1994
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A Causa Secreta runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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A Causa Secreta isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 September 1994. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Causa Secreta?
A Causa Secreta (1994) was directed by Sérgio Bianchi and stars Rodrigo Santiago, Esther Góes, Lígia Cortez.