Amnesty 1979 · 2026 ·
“In Brazil, the past has not yet passed.”
Movie Details
Production information
11 fields
Released
2026-08-20
Runtime
105 min
Genre
Documentary
Director
Anita Leandro
Writer
Anita Leandro, Alice de Andrade
Country
Brazil
Language
French, Italian, Portuguese
Original Title
Anistia 79
Status
Released
Production
Montanha Russa Cinematográfica, Banda Filmes
Cast
Lelio Basso, Denise Crispim, Branca Moreira Alves, Hamilton Lopes dos Santos, Louis Joinet, George Wald, Giancarla Codrignani, Carlo Fracanzani, Dirceu Greco Monteiro, Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh
Storyline
In Rome, in June 1979, the International Conference for Amnesty in Brazil is filmed, a major gathering of the Brazilian left in exile. Viewed in the present day, this archive revisits with rare vitality the question of political strategies in the face of state repressive apparatuses.
