Henfil
Also Known As: Henrique de Souza Filho
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ribeirão das Neves, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: February 05, 1944
Age: 81 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 04, 1988
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O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio
Overview: Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his childhood as a mill boy to the final stage, with his famous campaign for the democratic restoration of the country. At this point, he was a man on the brink of death, already victimized by the cancer that would kill him.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Reading Again Graúna
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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-04-05
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What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
Overview: Even with all the brutality in the Brazilian dictatorial period, many artists presented themselves as a resistance, using their talent and creativity as a way to trick the censorship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
Overview: The dictator of a small Caribbean island receives the New York Times daily, sent by a nephew. Through the newspaper, he gets in touch with the world. Guerrilla groups try to neutralize this information system.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Três Irmãos de Sangue
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-11-19
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Henfil
Overview: The documentary will reveal parallel narratives that present the life of the cartoonist and activist, Henrique de Souza. The film explores a movement of discovery of the character next to the young people from a class of animators who tries to bring the work of Henfil to the present days. In addition to the findings from friends' testimonies, revelations about how the artist used his drawings as a device to "dribble" political censorship and also as a resource for dealing with his fragile health, caused by hemophilia, and expose your creative restlessness.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-06
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