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Denying Brazil (2000)
Directed by Joel Zito Araújo
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.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Joel Zito Araújo | João Acaíabe | Ruth de Souza | Zezé Motta | Milton Gonçalves | Léa Garcia | Cléa Simões | Maria Ceiça | Tony Tornado | Maurício Gonçalves | Nelson Xavier | Herval Rossano | Walter Avancini