Olga

Name: Olga
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2004-08-20
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Edgar Amorim, Leona Cavalli, Eliane Giardini

7.1(199 votes)

2004

2h 21m

DramaHistoryWar

concentration campworld war iiconcentration camp prisonerdictatorshipnazi germanyolga benariobrazilian military dictatorshipbrazilian dictatorshipgetúlio vargasdictatorship of getúlio vargas

Overview

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.