Daughters of the Wind (Filhas do Vento) (2004)

Ruth de Souza, Milton Gonçalves, Taís Araújo, Léa Garcia, Maria Ceiça ... see more  , Thalma de Frietas , Danielle Ornellas , Rocco Pitanga , Zózimo Bulbul , Kadu Carneiro , Jonas Bloch , Thalma De Freitas

Directed by Joel Zito Araujo, Daughters of the Wind, during its production, featured the largest cast of black actors ever seen in a Brazilian film. The story follows the complex relationship between ... read more a set of sisters, mothers, and daughters; a family funeral serves as a starting point for a series of flashbacks from the 1960s and '70s. Though general sexism and gender stereotyping are among the causes for the tension between them, the social and political remnants of slavery present an even more insidious conflict to be dealt with. The film includes Milton Goncalves, Ruth de Souza, Lea Garcia, and Maria Ceica. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi