Chronicle of an Industrial
1978 · 1h 27m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Luiz Rosemberg Filho
Overview
After a life of richness, a conservative industrialist blames himself for abandoning his youth's left values. In existential misery, he keeps looking for a possible personal redemption after a foreign company buys his business. His life breaks into pieces.
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