Amnesty 1979

Name: Amnesty 1979
Director: Anita Leandro
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-08-20
Cast: Lelio Basso, Denise Crispim, Branca Moreira Alves, Hamilton Lopes dos Santos, Louis Joinet

In Brazil, the past has not yet passed.

2026 · 105 min · Documentary

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.

Directed by Anita Leandro · Written by Anita Leandro

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Lelio Basso Self (archive footage)
Denise Crispim Self
Branca Moreira Alves Self
Hamilton Lopes dos Santos Self
Louis Joinet Self (archive footage)
George Wald Self (archive footage)
Giancarla Codrignani Self (archive footage)
Carlo Fracanzani Self (archive footage)
Dirceu Greco Monteiro Self
Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh Self
Heloísa Greco Self
Linda Bimbi Self (archive footage)

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