Film

Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed

2010 · 1h 2m · Documentary

IMDb

6.7

The movie "Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed" shows the path of the dramaturgo Augusto Boal at the creation of a theatre that has as objective to transform those who participate it in a spiral of changes, in an oppressing society. Along the trajectory we see Boal's intellectual search and the transformations of the Brazilian society, from the 60s to nowadays. The spectator will meet the numerous uses of the Theatre of the Oppressed around the world (there are groups in 77 countries) and how they manifest in different situations, characterized by the relation between the oppressor and the oppressed, from the biggest to the smallest powers.

Augusto Boal

Self

Bárbara Santos

Self

Julian Boal

Self

Aderbal Freire Filho

Self

Ferreira Gullar

Self

Chico Buarque

Self

Edu Lobo

Self

Alvim Cossa

Self

Sanjoy Ganguly

Self

Helen Sarapeck

Self

Zelito Viana

Self

Walter Carvalho

Self

• Zelito VianaDirector
• Vera de PaulaExecutive Producer
• Francis HimeOriginal Music Composer
• Aruanã CavalleiroEditor

Release date

March 4, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 2m

Genres

Documentary