Denying Brazil

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Denying Brazil (2000)

Directed by Joel Zito Araújo

Documentary · 1h 31m

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.

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Cast

Joel Zito Araújo Narrator (voice) João Acaiabe Narrator (voice) Ruth de Souza Herself Zezé Motta Herself Milton Gonçalves Himself Léa Garcia Herself Cléa Simões Herself Maria Ceiça Herself Tony Tornado Himself Maurício Gonçalves Himself Nelson Xavier Himself Herval Rossano Himself

Crew

Director
Joel Zito Araújo
Screenplay
Joel Zito Araújo
Director of Photography
Adrian Cooper, Cleumo Segond
Editor
Adrian Cooper, Joel Zito Araújo

Details

Original title
A Negação do Brasil
Release date
2000-11-20
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
Casa de Criação Cinema