Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 312 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 10 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −26 min on the typical 96
typical 9670Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2006
October 26, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
- Brazil
and 8 moreDirecting · 1
- Lúcia Murat Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Tunico Amâncio Writer
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