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 Nov. 20, 2000 91 min 7+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.civil-rights, tmdb.telenovela, imdb.television-in-brazil, imdb.telenovela-filmmaking, imdb.place-name-in-title, imdb.country-name-in-title, imdb.tv-show + 14 more, imdb.soap-opera-production, imdb.brazil, imdb.afro-brazilian, imdb.brazilian-history, imdb.brazilian, imdb.actor, imdb.television-history, imdb.sociology, imdb.racial-prejudice, imdb.race-relations, imdb.prejudice, imdb.identity, imdb.actress, imdb.based-on-book