Denying Brazil (2000)
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.
- Released
- 2000-11-20
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joel Zito Araújo, Joel Zito Araújo
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Joel Zito Araújo as Narrator (voice)
- João Acaiabe as Narrator (voice)
- Ruth de Souza as Herself
- Zezé Motta as Herself
- Milton Gonçalves as Himself
- Léa Garcia as Herself
- Cléa Simões as Herself
- Maria Ceiça as Herself
- Tony Tornado as Himself
- Maurício Gonçalves as Himself
- Nelson Xavier as Himself
- Herval Rossano as Himself
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