Film Info
A opçao (Ou: as rosas da estrada )

Film Information

Exhibition Title	A opçao (Ou: as rosas da estrada )
Original Title	A opçao (Ou: as rosas da estrada )
English Title	The Option
Director	Ozualdo R. Candeias
Country
Year	1981
Format	35 mm
Colour	B&W
Duration	87'

Cast:

Intérpretes / Cast: Carmen Angélica, Alan Fontaine,
Christina Gondinho, Carmen Ortega,
Virgílio Roveda

Production:

Dirección / Director: Ozualdo R. Candeias
Guión / Scriptwriter: Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Fotografía / Cinematography: Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Edición / Editing: Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Producción / Producer: Ozualdo R. Candeias
Compañía Productora / Production Company: Embrafilme, Prodsul Filmes

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Synopsis

Combining documentary and staged action, Candeias delves into the profoundly quotidian reality of a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live modestly in ramshackle neighborhoods along the highway. For many, the only escape (or option, as the title implies) to potentially better their lives is through prostitution. Candeias, a former truck driver, offers a deeply felt vision of these communities based, on firsthand experiences. Shot in stark black and white at a time when most Boca do Lixo production had turned to colour, The Option unravels powerfully in a few nearly wordless movements. A culmination of Candeias’ preoccupation with marginality and his craft as a filmmaker (in addition to directing, he also shot, edited, wrote, and acted in the film), The Option received an unexpected plaudit in the form of a Bronze Leopard from the Locarno Film Festival.