Amnesty 1979

Name: Amnesty 1979
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-08-20
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Louis Joinet, George Wald, Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh, Rolando Frati, Gregório Bezerra

In Brazil, the past has not yet passed.

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8/20/2026

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105 mins

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Documentary

Overview

In Rome, in June 1979, the International Conference for Amnesty in Brazil is filmed, a major gathering of the Brazilian left in exile. Viewed in the present day, this archive revisits with rare vitality the question of political strategies in the face of state repressive apparatuses.

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Original Language

Portuguese

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A historical documentary that brings archival footage of a crucial moment in Brazilian exile politics into sharp present-day focus, asking urgent questions about resistance and strategy in the face of state power.