Hard Labor
Juliana RojasWhere to watch in the United States: Free: Kanopy. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Helena Albergaria Marat Descartes Naloana Lima Gilda Nomacce Marina Flores Lilian Blanc
Plot
After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity.
Sinekatalog’s take
A housewife opens a grocery store and starts to suspect the place is haunted. A clever Brazilian mix of class commentary and horror that unsettles slowly.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,128 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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