Brazil

72', 2019

DIRECTED BY

Renato Barbieri

PRODUCED BY

Renato Barbieri

SCRIPTWRITER

Renato Barbieri

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Reynaldo Zangrandi

EDITED BY

Neto Borges

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A feature-length documentary about contemporary slave labor focusing on the Brazilian Amazon. Rural workers enslaved on deforestation fronts in northern Brazil and abolitionists of different strands were heard. Although slave-like working conditions are considered a criminal offense under the Brazilian Criminal Law, servitude has been practiced in Brazil for five centuries. The Áurea Law abolished classical slavery, which gave trade and property rights of the enslaved, but did not transform labor relations, which lingered. With narration by Negra Li, the documentary is a resounding record of one of the greatest ills in Brazil. 

Renato Barbieri is a film director, producer and screenwriter. He works as a Creative Director for GAYA Films. His award-winning works include Cora Coralina – Todas as Vidas, Atlântico Negro – na Rota dos Orixás, Do Outro Lado da Sua Casa, As Vidas de Maria, Lendas Animadas and others.