Reading the World

Name: Reading the World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025
Duration: 71 min

2025 · 71 min

Documentary

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In 1963, global icon Paulo Freire led an experimental project teaching hundreds of rural farmers to read, write and vote in Brazil, until he was arrested and forced into exile during a U.S.backed coup d'etat.

Crew

Director Catherine Murphy
Director Iris de Oliveira
Writer Iris de Oliveira
Writer Renato Maia
Writer Mara Wollong
Writer Luis Dechtiar

Cast

Paulo Freire
Self
L
Luzia de Andrade
M
Marcos Guerra
M
Madalena Freire
M
Maria Miranda
A
Anita Maria Sousa
M
Maria Gildenora
P
Paulo Alves de Sousa
F
Francisca de Brito
V
Valquíria Félix
E
Eneide Maria Araújo
M
Manoel Bezerra

Crew

Director — Catherine Murphy
Director — Iris de Oliveira
Writer — Iris de Oliveira
Writer — Renato Maia
Writer — Mara Wollong
Writer — Luis Dechtiar

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