An Illustrated Story

An Illustrated Story

AN OTTER, A HERO AND A BLANK PAGE

2018 · 6 min · Documentary

This short documentary explores how the Ilustrada section of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper had to fight back against censorship from the military dictatorship in Brazil after Lourenço Diaféria, one of its columnists, published an article criticising the patron of the Brazilian army, Duque de Caxias.

Directed by Patrick Hanser · Written by Ivan Finotti

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