Olga
Olga

Olga

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2004
2h 21m
7.1(197 votes)
Drama
History
War

Overview

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.

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52 members
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Camila Morgado

Olga Benário

Camila Morgado
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Caco Ciocler

Luís Carlos Prestes

Caco Ciocler
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Edgar Amorim

Agildo Barata

Edgar Amorim
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Leona Cavalli

Maria

Leona Cavalli
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Eliane Giardini

Eugénie Benário

Eliane Giardini
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Zé Carlos Machado

Ministro da guerra

Zé Carlos Machado
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Osmar Prado

Getúlio Vargas

Osmar Prado
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Werner Schünemann

Arthur Ewert

Werner Schünemann
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Odilon Wagner

Capitão Navio

Odilon Wagner
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Murilo Rosa

Estevan

Murilo Rosa
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José Dumont

Manuel

José Dumont
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Fernanda Montenegro

Leocádia Prestes

Fernanda Montenegro
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Floriano Peixoto

Filinto Müller

Floriano Peixoto
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Guilherme Weber

Otto Braun

Guilherme Weber
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Luís Melo

Léo Benário

Luís Melo
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Milena Toscano

Hannah

Milena Toscano
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Sabrina Greve

Elza Colônio

Sabrina Greve
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Mariana Lima

Lígia Prestes

Mariana Lima
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Renata Jesion

Elise Ewert

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Jandira Martini

Sarah

Jandira Martini
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Anderson Müller

Paul Gruber

Anderson Müller
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Eduardo Semerjian

Galvão

Eduardo Semerjian
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Gilles Gwizdek

Leon Julles Valee

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Hélio Ribeiro

Padre Leopoldo

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Isabela Coimbra

Olga criança

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Maria Clara Fernandes

Carmem

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Oscar Simch

Herr Fischer

Oscar Simch
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Pascoal da Conceição

Dimitri Manuilski

Pascoal da Conceição
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Ranieri Gonzalez

Miranda

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Raul Serrador

Rodolfo Ghioldi

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Thelmo Fernandes

Bangu

Thelmo Fernandes
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Alfredo Penteado

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Ana Luiza Garritano

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Anderson Carvalho

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Augusto Zacchi

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Ed Oliveira

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Ed Oliveira
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Eduardo Fraga

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Felipe Kannenberg

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Felipe Kannenberg
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Fernanda Azevedo

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Henrique Schaefer

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David Steinberg

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Leonardo Carvalho

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Leonardo Carvalho
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Martha Moreira Lima

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Pablo Uranga

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Paulo Greca

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Pedro Garcia Netto

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Ricardo Bravo

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Ricardo Rathsam

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Rogério Bandeira

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Tadeu di Pietro

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Tadeu di Pietro
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Jorge Caetano

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Eliana Guttman

Enfermeira Chefe

Eliana Guttman

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