I owe you a letter about Brazil
Original title: Fico te devendo uma carta sobre o Brasil
Production: Daza Filmes; Muiraquitã Filmes; VideoFilmes
Country: Brazil
Director: Carol Benjamin
Script: Carol Benjamin; Rita Toledo
Year: 2019
Duration: 90
Genre: Historic documentary
Color: Color
Original language: Portuguese
Languages available: Portuguese
Subtitles: English
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Carol Benjamin’s father spent years in jail during the Brazilian military dictatorship. It drove her grandmother to become a human rights activist. What scars has this era left on their family and country, and why is nobody talking about it?
Awards:
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2019 : First Appearance Award - Special Mention of the Jury
Arquivo Em Cartaz - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Arquivo 2020 : Best Feature Film
Indian Cine Film Festival 2020: Best Documentary - Jury Award
London Arthouse Film Festival 2020 : LAHFF Award - Best Feature Documentary
It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival 2020 : Honorable mention
Tempo Documentary Festival 2020: Nominee Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award - Best Feature Documentary
FIFDH - International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights 2020 : Nominee Grand Prix de Genève
Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP 2020: Nominee Best Documentary