Dzi Croquettes

Oct 4, 2009

1h 50m

★ 7.7

Overview

A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Imovision

Producing Partners

Canal Brasil

Dzi Croquettes Trailers

Cast

Self

Bayard Tonelli

Self

Benedicto Lacerda

Self

Ciro Barcelos

Self

Cláudio Tovar

Self

Rogério de Poly

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Machado

Self (archive footage)

Cláudio Gaya

Self (archive footage)

Eloy Simões

Self (archive footage)

Lennie Dale

Self (archive footage)

Paulo Bacellar

Self (archive footage)

Reginaldo de Poly

Self (archive footage)

Wagner Ribeiro

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