Denying Brazil

11/20/20001h 31min8.4/10(7 TMDB votes)

Documentary

Directed by Joel Zito Araújo

Plot

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.