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Hour of the Star

Hour of the Star

1985•96 min.•

Brazil

★7.3(75)

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
  • Drama
  • Comedy

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