Dry Ground Burning (2023)

Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed.

• Release Date: 2023-02-23
• Runtime: 2h 33min
• Production Company: Cinco da Norte
• Production Country: Brazil, Portugal, United States of America
• Directors: Adirley Queirós, Joana Pimenta.