
Denying Brazil
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1hr
31mins
Directed by
Joel Zito Araújo,
Joel Zito Araújo,
Starring
João Acaiabe,
Ruth de Souza,
Zezé Motta,
Milton Gonçalves
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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.