“Purity”: Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes photos of the film starring Dira Paes

In the interior of Maranhão, Dona Pureza (Dira Paes) works making bricks alongside his son Abel (Matheus Abreu). In search of a better life, the boy decides to try his luck in the Amazon mines. After months without hearing from her son, Purity begins a tireless journey to discover his whereabouts.

In the search for Abel, Purity travels through cities, enters farms and discovers a cruel system of recruiting and imprisoning rural workers. She witnesses the brutal treatment of workers.

With great courage, she manages to escape from the farm and decides to report the facts to the Federal authorities. Without credibility, and fighting against a strong and perverse system, Purity returns to the farm to record evidence and put pressure on the government – never losing sight of the search for her son Abel.

“Pureza” is inspired by the real story of Pureza Lopes Loyola, whose struggle inspired the creation of the Special Mobile Inspection Group, the first action in Brazilian history aimed at combating slave labor throughout the national territory.

Directed by Renato Barbieri (“Cora Coralina: Todas as Vidas”), the film went through several international festivals in Panama, Italy, United States, accumulating 28 awards, and premieres in national cinemas on May 19.

For more details on the filming of “Purity”, access here.

Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the production:

Mariana Nunes (right) plays a labor tax auditor who convinces Pureza to go to Brasília to report the atrocities she saw on a farm in the interior of Pará. Claudio Barros (center) plays the priest who accompanies Purity at various points in his journey.

Dira Paes is Purity.

Scene shot in an office in Brasília, the director Renato Barbieri appears highlighted. The royal table on which the Lei Áurea was signed was used. In the fiction scene, the creation of the Mobile Group to combat slavery of workers is being signed.

Dira Paes watches a scene together with Dona Pureza on the movie set.

Flavio Bauraqui as the farm foreman who practices work analogous to slavery.

Marcus Ligocki, Dira PaesSuzana, daughter of Dona Pureza, Dona Pureza and the director Renato Barbieri. Day when Dona Pureza visited the film set.

Matheus Abreu plays the son Abel who disappears when he leaves home in search of better working conditions. He becomes a victim of labor analogous to slavery.