CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 1h 27m

Tropicália

Silence is not an option.

72%(19)IMDbMusicDocumentary

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.

Directed byMarcelo Machado

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
PT
Released
September 14, 2012
Studios
Bossa Nova FilmsAmericas Film ConservancyMojo Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Rogério Duarte

Self

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Self

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Self

Tom Zé

Tom Zé

Self

Sérgio Dias

Sérgio Dias

Self

Arnaldo Baptista

Arnaldo Baptista

Self

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Self (archive footage)

Nara Leão

Nara Leão

Self (archive footage)

Maria Bethânia

Maria Bethânia

Self (archive footage)

Glauber Rocha

Glauber Rocha

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Marcelo Machado
Marcelo Machado
Written by
Di Moretti

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