Denying Brazil
A Negação do Brasil
Release: 2000-11-20
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 8.2
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
Brazil
Production Companies
Casa de Criação Cinema
Cast
Walter Avancini
as Himself
Joel Zito Araújo
as Narrator (voice)
Zezé Motta
as Herself
Milton Gonçalves
as Himself
Léa Garcia
as Herself
Maria Ceiça
as Herself
Nelson Xavier
as Himself
João Acaiabe
as Narrator (voice)
Ruth de Souza
as Herself
Cléa Simões
as Herself
Tony Tornado
as Himself
Maurício Gonçalves
as Himself
Herval Rossano
as Himself