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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH-UNITED STATES - Documentary - 78 minutes

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In 2014, Geovane, a young man from a poor neighborhood in Brazil, was arrested by the military police and never seen again. His dad would not rest until he found the whereabouts of his son.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Bernard ATTAL
Writer(s) : Bernard ATTAL, Fabiola AQUINOI
Producer(s) : Gel SANTANA (SANTA LUZIA FILMES)

Synopsis

In 2014, Geovane, a young man from a poor neighborhood in Brazil, was arrested by the military police and never seen again. Assisted by the local newspaper, his dad conducted an investigation that led to the indictment of several policemen. The Brazilian police is the most violent in the world with more six thousand homicides every year. The victims are mostly the young black men from the suburbs of the large cities. The cases are rarely investigated, and relatives are left to live in ignorance about the fate of their child after an encounter with the military police. But Geovane's father would not rest until he found the whereabouts of his son. The documentary weaves the investigation of the case with a debate about the historic and social roots of police brutality.

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Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Festivals and Awards

Thessaloniki Doumentary Film 2019
Montreal Black 2019 (Best Documentary)
Festival do Rio 2019 (Premiere Brasil)
Fenavid 2019 (Best Documentary)
Festival de Havana 2019
Atlantidocs 2019
Impact Doc Festival 2019 (Mention of excellence)
Araia Cinefest 2019 (Best feature)
Panorama International Coisa de Cin 2019 (National competition)
Sao Francisco Black FF 2020
Au Cinéma pour les Droits Humains 2020
Toronto Black Film Festival 2020
Saint Louis IFF 2020


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