Denying Brazil

2000

93 min

8.2

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Joel Zito Araújo

Country

Brazil

Cast & Crew

Joel Zito Araújo

João Acaiabe

Ruth de Souza

Zezé Motta

Milton Gonçalves

Léa Garcia

Cléa Simões

Maria Ceiça

Tony Tornado

Maurício Gonçalves

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Denying Brazil

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.

  • Joel Zito Araújo

  • João Acaiabe

  • Ruth de Souza

  • Zezé Motta

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