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Amidst Boundaries
During the 2018 elections, conflicts between Brazilians intensify over the major ideological differences in social, economic and identity spheres. As much as the documentary is a political cut in Ceará, one could well imagine it anywhere in the country, which certainly reflects widespread chaos, dark times. Within this process, when immersed in the streets, it was observed that, in fact, politics was a mask to incite other discussions. And so it turned out that the clash was not in the debate of more basic and collectivist agendas, but in the boundaries of the ego.
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During the 2018 elections, conflicts between Brazilians intensify over the major ideological differences in social, economic and identity spheres. As much as the documentary is a political cut in Ceará, one could well imagine it anywhere in the country, which certainly reflects widespread chaos, dark times. Within this process, when immersed in the streets, it was observed that, in fact, politics was a mask to incite other discussions. And so it turned out that the clash was not in the debate of more basic and collectivist agendas, but in the boundaries of the ego.
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Written By:Alan Sousa
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