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Denying Brazil (2000)

Denying Brazil (2000)

Documentary
Release Date: 2000, November 20
Directors: Joel Zito Araújo
Countries: Brazil
Production: Casa de Criação Cinema
Cast: Maurício Gonçalves, Zezé Motta, Milton Gonçalves, Maria Ceiça, Tony Tornado, Léa Garcia, Ruth de Souza, João Acaiabe, Nelson Xavier, Cléa Simões

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

civil rights telenovela