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Congo

1972 · 12 min

A dense, cerebral essay film that unsettles more than it entertains, asking you to think critically about how images and cultures get framed.

Directed by: Arthur Omar
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Fernanda Biacch

Overview: An experimental ethnographic documentary that criticizes the colonizer view of anthropology.

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Directed by: Arthur Omar
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Fernanda Biacch

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Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: colonialism
race
power
identity
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Arthur Omar
Written by: Arthur Omar
Starring: Fernanda Biacch
Runtime: 12 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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