Amapô 2008

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Documentary

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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Release Date 2008-11-14
Runtime 12m
Directors Kiko Goifman, Pedro Marques
Producer Jurandir Müller
Writers Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifman