Denying Brazil
7.4
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
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Joel Zito Araújo
Narrator (voice)
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João Acaiabe
Narrator (voice)
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Joel Zito Araújo Director · Cleumo Segond Cinematographer Adrian Cooper Cinematographer
First release November 20, 2000 · Produced in Brazil · Original title A Negação do Brasil
Production
Casa de Criação Cinema
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
A Negação do Brasil
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · November 20, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 17, 2007 · Toulouse Latin America Film Festival
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