Inês Etienne Romeu was an opponent to the Brazilian's dictatorship. She was kidnapped, tortured and raped in jail, where she stayed for almost 100 days. She was later sentenced to life imprisonment. She stayed ten years in prison, from 1971 to 1979. Delphine Seyrig directed this film in 1974, when Inês was still in prison, protesting against this imprisonment and in support to Inês.
Direction
Seyrig weaponizes her camera against silence and complicity.
Writing
Spare, incantatory narration—testimony as poetry.
Director
Delphine Seyrig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seyrig was one of few women directing in 1974; this was her second film, made with zero budget through feminist collectives.
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