Waiting for the Carnival

Waiting for the Carnival (2019)

February 17th, 20191h 25min

Documentary
83%

Overview

A documentary film about the Brazilian town of Toritama, the self-proclaimed capital of jeans. The workers of the city’s self-managed small businesses only get one real break from their self-exploiting lives in the textile business: the annual Carnival.


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