Servidão

A sober, sorrowful documentary that bears witness to exploitation, leaving you unsettled and quietly angry long after it ends.

Directed by

Renato Barbieri

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Negra Li, Leonardo Sakamoto, Kailash Satyarthi

Overview

Many Brazilians think that slavery ended with the signing of the Lei Áurea. But the relations of slave exploitation of labor persist until today. It is estimated that there are 369,000 Brazilians living and working as slaves. Through the testimony of modern abolitionists and rural workers who were victims of contemporary slavery, Servidão investigates the slave mentality of Brazilian society, which dates back to five centuries.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Justice, class, power, corruption

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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