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Avanti Popolo (2012)

Avanti Popolo poster
Directed by
Michael Wahrmann
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A researcher finds old Super 8 footage shot by his brother during Brazil's dictatorship. He tries to reconnect with his father, who has spent decades waiting for a missing son.

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What happens

Avanti Popolo is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Michael Wahrmann. It was selected for the Rotterdam and Rome festivals in 2013, awarded for best film at the CinemaXXI competition. The film mixes fiction and documentary, following the story of André Gatti, a researcher who rescues some Super 8 footage shot by his brother in 1970, while in the resistance against the dictatorship, trying to revive the memory of their father, who has been waiting for his missing son for the last 30 years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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