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O Dia que Durou 21 Anos
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Wikipedia article
'O Dia que Durou 21 Anos' ('The Day That Lasted 21 Years') is a Brazilian documentary film directed by Camilo Tavares that shows the influence of the U.S. government in the 1964 Brazilian coup d'tat. Original White House tapes with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson as well as CIA Top Secret documents reveal how the US government planned to overthrow Brazilian elected president Joo Goulart. The film has won three awards in international festivals cinemas, two of these in the United States and one in France.
Synopsis
The 1964 Brazilian coup d'tat (Portuguese: Golpe de estado no Brasil em 1964 or, more colloquially, Golpe de 64) on March 31, 1964, culminated in the overthrow of Brazilian elected President Joo Goulart by the Armed Forces. On April 1, 1964, the United States expressed its support to the new military regime.
The documentary explores the American involvement in the coup that culminated in a brutal dictatorship that would last for the next 21 years.
The US ambassador at the time, Lincoln Gordon, and the military attach, Colonel Vernon A. Walters, kept in constant contact with President Lyndon B. Johnson as the crisis progressed.Kornbluh, Peter. [http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB118/index.htm#docs BRAZIL MARKS 40th ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP] GWU National Security Archive. Retrieved February 3, 2014.[https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v31/d198 198. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Brazil]. Washington, March 31, 1964, 2:29 p.m. Retrieved February 3, 2014.[https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v31/d187 187. Telegram From the Ambassador to Brazil (Gordon) to the Department of State] Rio de Janeiro, March 28, 1964. Retrieved February 3, 2014
Awards
*St Tropez International Film Festival (France), Best Foreign Documentary: 'The Day That Lasted 21 Years' - Camilo Tavares
*22 Arizona International Film Festival (USA), Special Jury Award: 'The Day That Lasted 21 Years' - Camilo Tavares
*29 Long Island Film Festival (USA), Long Island Special Jury Award: 'The Day That Lasted 21 Years' - Camilo Tavares
Critical reception
"Excellent, gripping story" - 'The Hollywood Reporter' - USA
"Revelator deserves fest" - 'Variety' - USA
"Fascinating" 'ScreenDaily' - USA
"A gem" - Luiz Carlos Merten - 'Estado'
"A real movie" - Nelson Pereira dos Santos - 'Filmmaker'
"Hard-hitting, helps to build the country's history" Luis Nassif - 'Carta Maior'
See also
* Alliance for Progress
* Hidden Terrors
* Forced disappearance
* 1973 Chilean coup d'tat
* Operation Condor
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