The Option

Aopção ou As Rosas da Estrada

The Option centers on a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live in ramshackle highway neighborhoods. For many, their only escape to a potentially better life is through prostitution, often with truck drivers.

Director

Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

Screenplay

Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

Status

Released

Release date

05/11/1981

Original language

Portuguese