Benilde or the Virgin Mother

Overview

A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle; however, her distressed bourgeois family decides that Benilde has lost her mind.

Release Date

21 November 1975

112 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Cristóvão, the priest
Fabrício, the doctor