Soldados do Araguaia

Soldados do Araguaia

2017 · 74 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

During the period of military dictatorship in Brazil, a group of low-ranking soldiers were sent to the Amazônia in order to exterminate the so-called Guerrilha do Araguaia, an armed struggle movement that was against the dictatorship. After forty years, the survivors of this mission report their combat experiences for the first time.

Directed by Belisario Franca · Written by Ismael Machado

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