Denying Brazil

Name: Denying Brazil
Director: Joel Zito Araújo
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-11-20
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Joel Zito Araújo, João Acaiabe, Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta, Milton Gonçalves

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2000 · 91 min · Documentary · TMDB 8.4/10

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.

Directed by Joel Zito Araújo

Cast

Joel Zito Araújo — Narrator (voice)
João Acaiabe — Narrator (voice)
Ruth de Souza — Herself
Zezé Motta — Herself
Milton Gonçalves — Himself