← ← Back
Movie poster: Dry Ground Burning (2023)
🎬 Movie

Dry Ground Burning

Watch Trailer
2023 · 153 min Drama Crime Documentary
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed.

Watch online

Click to play

📋 Film Details

Original Title Mato Seco em Chamas
Year 2023
Country Brazil, Portugal, United States of America
Genre Drama, Crime, Documentary
Director Adirley Queirós
Runtime 153 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (5 votes)

📺 Where to Watch

Checking availability...

🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs a potent social tapestry, relying on its documentary roots and hybrid form. It explores the limits of survival and solidarity under systemic violence, using a raw, nearly tactile visual language.

What lingers after viewing is the pulsating nerve of a reality where crime becomes a gesture of both despair and power. It leaves an unsettling sense of proximity to a world usually kept off-screen. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Adirley Queirós

🕯️

Best Watched

Watch in complete darkness to feel the tension and raw street energy. Ideal for a contemplative evening viewing.

🎭 Cast

🎬 Similar Movies

No streaming sources found

💬 Audience Reviews

Write a Review

Quick rating — tap to vote:

Or write a full review:

0/2000