A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 22, 2019
Original Title:
A Parteira
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Prisma Filmes
Production Countries:
Brazil
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: L
Runtime: 20
Donana, a midwife with more than half a century of experience, represents the resistance of tradition and humanization to childbirth in the region of São Gonçalo do Amarante, in Rio Grande do Norte. Owner of a strong personality, she shares her wisdom, acquired over the years as a midwife, mother, saint mother, godmother, woman. Like the chanana, a flower that grows in the middle of the concrete and is underestimated for its fragile appearance, Donana teaches us to remain firm despite the adversities of life.
Director:
Catarina Doolan
Director of Operations:
Diana Coelho
Production Executive:
Catarina Doolan
Assis Carlos Fernandes
Dênia Cruz
Sound:
Ricardo Felix
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