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Olga is the feature-film chronicle of the German Jew Olga Benário Prestes' (1908–1942) life and times. A communist activist since her youth, Olga is persecuted by the police and flees to Moscow, where she undergoes military training.
Aug 20, 2004 · 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.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Jayme Monjardim
- 2004-08-20
Aug 20, 2004 · 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.
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.
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- Jayme Monjardim
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.
German militant Olga Benário (Camila Morgado) falls in love with Luís Carlos Prestes (Caco Ciocler), a Brazilian Communist.
- History, Drama, Biography, Romance, War
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Based on the life of Olga Benario, a German-Jewish communist activist and political prisoner who was married to the leader of Brazil's communist revolution, Luiz Carlos Prestes. In pre-war Germany, Olga flees to Moscow.