Citizen Boilesen

Nov 27, 2009

1h 33m

★ 7.5

Overview

A documentary about the controversial businessman Henning Boilesen Jr. and his involvement with the military regime as one of its most enthusiastic supporters, financing it and participating in the tortures of political prisoners. Those actions later culminated in his assassination in 1971 by members of militant groups opposed to the regime.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Palmares Produções e Jornalismo

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Cast

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso

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Jarbas Passarinho

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Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns

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Celso Amorim

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Henning Albert Boilesen

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