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201287 minGdocumentary

7.1/ 10(18 ratings)• TMDB

Tropicália

201287 minGdocumentary

7.1/ 10(18 ratings)• TMDB

A vibrant exploration of Brazil's Tropicália movement and its resistance.

“Silence is not an option.”

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Marcelo Machado

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A vibrant exploration of Brazil's Tropicália movement and its resistance.

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Marcelo Machado

Marcelo Machadodirector

Di Morettiwriter

Rogério Duartecast

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gilcast

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Velosocast

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Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.

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