I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

1h 30m
Documentary
8

César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.

Cast

Carol Benjamin
Self
César Benjamin
Self (archive footage)
Iramaya Benjamin
Self (archive footage)
Marianne Eyre
Self
Dilma Rousseff
archive footage
João Figueiredo
archive footage

Crew

Carol Benjamin
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Rita Toledo
Screenplay, Producer
Marilia Moraes
Editor
Isabel Castro
Editor
Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
Director of Photography
João Moreira Salles
Producer
Leandra Leal
Producer
Maria Carlota Bruno
Co-Producer
Edson Secco
Sound, Original Music Composer

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