Amapô

Amapô

Release date : November 14, 2008
Runtime : 12m
Countries of origin :
Original Language : Portuguese /
Director : Kiko Goifman /
Production companies :
November 14, 2008 12m Documentary Portuguese More
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Through a life story the film deals with issues related to human rights, such as the right to difference. The character's life is presented from others, otherness as a logic. The spectators complete the senses and gradually realize that this is a homosexual who, still in his adolescence, became a transvestite; "Amapoa" is a term that comes from Yoruba and has become transvestite slang for women. The film has a brutal ending, revealing that the character suffered a strong violence. Homophobia. The approach leads to identification with the character and allows reflections on the intolerance of today's society.
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  • title:Amapô
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2008
  • Runtime:12m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin:
  • Original Language: Portuguese ·
  • Director: Kiko Goifman /
  • Writers: Claudia Priscilla · Kiko Goifman ·
  • Production companies:
  • Overview:Through a life story the film deals with issues related to human rights, such as the right to difference. The character's life is presented from others, otherness as a logic. The spectators complete the senses and gradually realize that this is a homosexual who, still in his adolescence, became a transvestite; "Amapoa" is a term that comes from Yoruba and has become transvestite slang for women. The film has a brutal ending, revealing that the character suffered a strong violence. Homophobia. The approach leads to identification with the character and allows reflections on the intolerance of today's society.
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