Through a life story the film deals with issues related to human rights, such as the right to difference. The character's life is presented from others, otherness as a logic. The spectators complete the senses and gradually realize that this is a homosexual who, still in his adolescence, became a transvestite; "Amapoa" is a term that comes from Yoruba and has become transvestite slang for women. The film has a brutal ending, revealing that the character suffered a strong violence. Homophobia. The approach leads to identification with the character and allows reflections on the intolerance of today's society.
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Kiko Goifman Director · Claudia Priscilla Screenplay Pedro Marques Cinematographer
First release November 14, 2008
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Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · November 14, 2008
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