Denying Brazil (2000)

8.4/10 • 91 min • Documentary

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.

Cast

Joel Zito Araújo

Narrator (voice)

João Acaiabe

Narrator (voice)

Ruth de Souza

Zezé Motta

Milton Gonçalves

Léa Garcia

Cléa Simões

Maria Ceiça

Tony Tornado

Maurício Gonçalves

Nelson Xavier

Herval Rossano

Walter Avancini

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