Executive Order (2020)

Original title

Medida Provisória

Directed by

Lázaro Ramos

Genre

drama, science fiction

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

14

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a dystopian Brazil, a new law forces Black citizens to relocate to Africa. This film follows a community fighting against this act of state-sponsored racial oppression.

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What happens

Executive Order (Portuguese: Medida Provisória, lit. 'Provisional Measure') is a 2020 Brazilian dystopian drama film directed by Lázaro Ramos (in his feature directorial debut), based on the stage play Namibia, no! by Aldri Anunciação. The film had its world premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival on 3 October 2020, and was screened at the Indie Memphis Film Fest on 20 October 2020 and at the South by Southwest Film Festival on 20 March 2021. It was released theatrically in Brazil on 14 April 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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