Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage and Phoenix
Dir: Wagner Moura, Brazil, Portuguese with English subtitles, 155 minutes, 2019
This film charts the last five years in the life of Brazilian writer, politician and revolutionary, Carlos Marighella (1911-1969). Considered as Che Guevara’s successor for Latin American activism, he resisted the military dictatorship of Brazil, and became a hunted enemy of the state.
The release of this biopic starring Seu Jorge was restricted for over two years by the Brazilian government.
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