Marcelo Machado's affectionate documentary about a Brazilian protest movement features Gilberto Gil and Os Mutantes
The explicitly politicised, late-1960s countercultural Brazilian protest movement gets an airing through this affectionate, if somewhat genuflecting documentary. It's fascinating to watch Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes transform from clean-cut teenybop idols to full-on hippies in a few short months; director Marcelo Machado deploys copious TV footage to impressive effect. His film, however, is short on context and information, not to mention the aftermath: this might have helped it be a bit clearer.
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