Waiting for the Carnival

Feb 17, 2019

1h 25m

★ 8.3

Overview

A documentary film about the Brazilian town of Toritama, the self-proclaimed capital of jeans. The workers of the city’s self-managed small businesses only get one real break from their self-exploiting lives in the textile business: the annual Carnival.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Carnaval Filmes

Misti Filmes

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