Submission

Movie · 1h 57m

Starring Iolanda Laranjeiro, Maria João Abreu, João Catarré, Marcantonio Del Carlo

Lúcia is raped by her husband and presses charges against him. She fights the Portuguese legal system along with the Prosecutor's Assistant, Maria João Correia, to force her husband, the son of the State's Vice Attorney, into Court. The case takes place in closed session where Lúcia tries to find justice in a predominantly male world.