Denying Brazil

(2000)

★ 8.4 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2000

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: Brazil

Director: Joel Zito Araújo

Cast: Joel Zito Araújo, João Acaiabe, Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta, Милтон Гонсалвес, Léa Garcia, Cléa Simões, Maria Ceiça, Tony Tornado, Maurício Gonçalves

Plot

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.