Madame Durocher

In 1816 Madame Durocher arrived in Brazil young with her mother, a French milliner. His mother’s shop ended up not doing well and after her death, Durocher decides to learn to be a midwife. She was the first and only woman on the childbirth course at the newly created Faculty of Medicine in Rio de Janeiro. Durocher became the best-known midwife in Rio, tending to indigents, prostitutes and the Portuguese royal family.

Genre

Drama

Category

Distribution⠀⠀⠀

Stage of production

In Distribution

Genre

Drama

Category

Distribution⠀

Stage of production

In Distribution

Datasheet

Direction

Andradina Azevedo

Dida Andrade

Production

Nexus Cinema e Video


Country

Brazil

Year

2022

Language

Portuguese

Duration

90'

Cast

Marie Josée Croze

Sandra Coverlone

Jeanne Boudier

Isabel Fillardis

Armando Babaioff

Fernando Alves Pinto

André Ramiro

Datasheet

Direction

Andradina Azevedo

Dida Andrade

Production

Nexus Cinema e Video


Country

Brazil

Year

2022

Language

Portuguese

Duration

90'

Cast

Marie Josée Croze

Sandra Coverlone

Jeanne Boudier

Isabel Fillardis

Armando Babaioff

Fernando Alves Pinto

André Ramiro