Hour of the Star

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Suzana Amaral

Status Released

Release Date 1986-04-25

Storyline

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.