Hollywood's been lying to you about Brazil. The stars admit it.
Fantasies and clichés about Brazil and Brazilians as reinforced by international films, even those actually shot in Brazil. This documentary features interviews with non-Brazilian directors, writers and stars who have been involved in some of those films.
Writing
Directors squirming as Murat calls out their tropical fetishes.
Direction
Murat's surgical politeness makes the interrogation sting harder.
Director
Lúcia Murat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lúcia Murat made this after her own frustration with how international productions treated Brazilian crews and locations as interchangeable backdrops.
This quietly predates the 'decolonize cinema' discourse by over a decade, making it feel both prescient and frustratingly ignored.
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