Pornochanchada: A Brief History of Desire
“In an age of repression and moralism, nothing sold better than the profane.”
2026•Released
Documentary
Among bodies, jokes, eye-catching posters, and packed movie theaters, pornochanchada became one of the most popular- and contradictory- phenomena in Brazilian cinema. This documentary delves into a cinema of excess and irreverence to investigate how, during the military dictatorship, films apparently considered “minor” became box-office successes and exposed the fractures of a conservative, unequal, and closely watched country.
Director
Iago Branquinho
Writer
Iago Branquinho, Larissa Freitas, Thamiris Bispo
Languages
Portuguese
Cast
Fábio Vellozo
Entrevistado
Alana Silva
Narradora
Production
Producer
Thamiris Bispo
Producer
Alana Silva
Producer
Karen Silsan
Producer
Valentim Schumann
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