The documentary reconstructs the history of Graúna, one of the most famous comic characters in Brazil during the '70s. Analyzing creator Henfil's usage of this poor, little, female blackbird to criticize the social inequities and censorship in Brazil of the time, testimonies from family and fellow cartoonists shed light into why "Reading Again Graúna" is still relevant today.
Production
Rare Henfil archive footage finally unearthed.
Writing
Graúna's coded protest still bites 50 years later.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graúna appeared in O Pasquim, the satirical newspaper that became the dictatorship's most persistent headache. Henfil drew her even after his brother was exiled and his own health collapsed.
The film reveals Henfil's original notebooks were nearly destroyed by his family fearing retaliation—some pages shown here haven't been published since 1973.
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