A true story that comically depicts the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.
Acting
Regina Casé's magnetic, lived-in performance as Darlene.
Cinematography
Harsh, beautiful sertão landscape as fifth character.
Writing
True story adapted with zero judgment, maximum humanity.
Director
Andrucha Waddington
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real 1950s case of Marlene de Sousa, whose polyandrous arrangement was documented by anthropologists studying rural Brazil.
The film sparked debates about whether it romanticized poverty; director Waddington insisted the humor was how locals themselves told the story.
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