Movielogr
The Welles Raft (2022)
Directed by Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda
Overview
The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It’s All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen’s struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.
Length 75 minutes
Actors
Orson Welles | Helena Ignez | Grande Otelo | Richard Wilson | Catherine L. Benamou