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Dormant Embers

Directed by Humberto Mauro

Starring Luis Soroa, Nita Ney

The first great Brazilian film!

A young man from Rio who, down on his luck in the capital, takes a job as manager of a sugar mill in the country, where he finds love with the mill owner’s daughter. The former manager, who had been demoted for incompetence, becomes jealous and tries to sabotage the mill.