The Day that lasted 21 years
DatesSat 23 August 2014
Start time: Saturday 5:30 pm
Price: $17 Adults, $15 Concession, $13 Star Court members
“The Day That Lasted 21 Years” is a stunning, espionage documentary on the U.S. conspiracy that led to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson original White House tapes, and CIA Top Secret documents reveal how the US government planned to overthrow Brazilian elected president João Goulart.
From 1964 to 1985 Brazilian military dictatorship tortured and imprisoned thousands of civilians, but assured capitalism and US economic profits in Brazil and other Latin American countries.
The film won 3 international Jury Awards (Saint Tropez France, New York-Long Island, and Arizona International Film Festivals) and the 2013 Brazilian National press award as ‘Best Documentary of The Year in Brazil (APCA). Rating TBC 77 minutes – directed by Camilo Tavares.
Followed by a Q & A
