Olympic Women (2013)

Olympic Women

2013

Documentary

Synopsis

The documentary Olympic Women, directed by Laís Bodanzky, shows that the history of women in sport is often entwined with the history of women as a whole. While so many Brazilian women were fighting for the right to vote, to divorce, and the right to free speech, some were fighting for the right to be present at one of the biggest events on the planet: the Olympics. And something that should have been simple and natural, was not. Some Olympic appearances were dramatic. Others, isolated and lonely. Just as in society, women in sport had to earn their rights by force.

Credits

Director

Laís Bodanzky

Cast

Adriana Araújo as Self

Ana Moser as Self

Benedicta Oliveira as Self

Daiane dos Santos as Self

Fabi Alvim as Self

Hortência as Self

Ida Álvares as Self

Isabel Salgado as Self