Documentário sobre como o sistema jurídico brasileiro acolhe as vítimas de racismo, 1997.

Selecionado para o Festival Nacional de Vídeo "Brasilidade", organizado pela Cinemateca do MAM-RJ e Goethe-Institut - Rio de Janeiro.

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On March 13, 1992, Vicente Francisco do Espirito Santo, a Black Brazilian who worked in a government-owned electricity company, was fired from his job. It did not take long for him to realize that his dismissal was directly linked to his skin color. Encouraged by his union and a strong Black empowerment movement, he began a judicial process which he won, and as a result was reinstated in his former position. This informative documentary about an unknown victory illustrates how the courts of Brazil did recognize the company's prejudice and racism in a country where such realities are usually dismissed as atypical.

To be ordered from ArtMattan Productions (www.africanfilm.com)
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles