I Owe You a Letter About Brazil (2019)
César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.
Director:
Carol Benjamin
Writers:
Carol Benjamin, Rita Toledo.
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Carol Benjamin as Self |
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César Benjamin as Self (archive footage) |
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Iramaya Benjamin as Self (archive footage) |
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Marianne Eyre as Self |
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Dilma Rousseff as archive footage |
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João Figueiredo as archive footage |
| Camera | Mauro Pinheiro Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Carol Benjamin | Director |
| Sound | Edson Secco | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Leandra Leal | Producer |
| Production | João Moreira Salles | Producer |
| Production | Rita Toledo | Producer |
| Editing | Marilia Moraes | Editor |
| Production | Carol Benjamin | Producer |
| Editing | Isabel Castro | Editor |
| Sound | Edson Secco | Sound |
| Writing | Carol Benjamin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rita Toledo | Screenplay |
| Production | Maria Carlota Bruno | Co-Producer |