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Tropicália

2012 · 87 min

A lively, thoughtful dive into a creative movement, mixing archival footage and interviews into a portrait of artists pushing against censorship.

Tagline
Silence is not an option.
Overview
Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.

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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • politics
    • rebellion
    • freedom
    • music
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    music, documentary
    Directed by
    Marcelo Machado
    Written by
    Di Moretti
    Starring
    Rogério Duarte, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Sérgio Dias, Arnaldo Baptista, Sidney Miller, Nara Leão
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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