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Brave Dance

2007 · 79 min

A reflective, talk-driven documentary that feels like leafing through a nation's musical scrapbook, thoughtful and quietly nostalgic.

Directed by
Jorge Pereirinha Pires, José Francisco Pinheiro
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Paulo Pedro Gonçalves, Carlos Maria Trindade, Pedro Ayres Magalhães
Overview
Documentary that explores the history of the Portuguese pop band ‘Heróis do Mar’. Confronting imagery of old Portugal versus modern Portugal.The ideas, the ideals, and the dynamics of popular portuguese music of the 80’s voiced by its musicians and non-musicians.

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Directed by
Jorge Pereirinha Pires, José Francisco Pinheiro
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Paulo Pedro Gonçalves, Carlos Maria Trindade, Pedro Ayres Magalhães
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    Themes
    • music
    • identity
    • memory
    • art
    • politics
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Starring
    Paulo Pedro Gonçalves, Carlos Maria Trindade, Pedro Ayres Magalhães, Rui Pregal da Cunha, António José Almeida
    Runtime
    79 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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