Reading Again Graúna (2024)

6.5/10 • 53 min • Documentary

Overview

The documentary reconstructs the history of Graúna, one of the most famous comic characters in Brazil during the '70s. Analyzing creator Henfil's usage of this poor, little, female blackbird to criticize the social inequities and censorship in Brazil of the time, testimonies from family and fellow cartoonists shed light into why "Reading Again Graúna" is still relevant today.

Cast

Henfil

Self (archive footage)

Aroeira

Self

Tárik de Souza

Laerte Coutinho

Rose Nogueira

Bruno Mazzeo

Self

Zico

Gregório Duvivier

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