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Featuring:
Adilson Paes de Souza, Luiz Eduardo Soares
Written by:
Gabriel Di Giacomo
Directed by:
Gabriel Di Giacomo
Release Date:
May 22, 2018
Original Title:
Marcha Cega
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Salvatore Filmes
Production Countries:
Brazil
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 88
Marcha Cega portrays violent police repression at demonstrations in São Paulo that turned the city's streets into real battlefields, leaving blind journalists, students wounded and dozens of political prisoners. This violent march follows without seeing the deep roots hidden by the dense fog of the tear gas.
Brazil has the most lethal police in the world and it reflects directly in the violent performance during the street demonstrations: leaving people blind, injured and dozens of political prisoners. Situations that remind us of the times of the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985) and threaten the freedom of speech. This violent march still continues, but we cannot see our way through the dense cloud of tear gas.
Director:
Gabriel Di Giacomo
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