

Pictures of Ghosts
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Genres
Overview
Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that’s just part of the story.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2023-08-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
52
Vote Average
8.096
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Self / Narrator
Rubens Santos
Driver
Sônia Braga
Self
Maeve Jinkings
Self
Lucrecia Martel
Self
Alexandre Moura
Self (archive footage)
Joselice Jucá
Self (archive footage)
Clara Pinheiro de Oliveira
Self
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