Dzi Croquettes

Dzi Croquettes

2009•1h 50m•7.7/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(16)

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.

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Production

Imovision, Producing Partners, Canal Brasil

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Bayard Tonelli

Bayard Tonelli

Self

Benedicto Lacerda

Self

Ciro Barcelos

Self

Cláudio Tovar

Cláudio Tovar

Self

Rogério de Poly

Self

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

Self (archive footage)

Aderbal Freire Filho

Aderbal Freire Filho

Self

Amir Haddad

Self

Betty Faria

Betty Faria

Self

Catherine Faux

Self

César Camargo Mariano

Self

Cláudia Raia

Cláudia Raia

Self

Dario Menezes

Self

Edyr de Castro

Edyr de Castro

Self

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