Eduardo Paredes' short film "Novembrada" remembers a historical day on November 1979 when college students protested against the presence of then Brazilian
president of the military regime João Figueiredo demanding for better life conditions and protesting against censorship and brutal repression from the military.
I wasn't aware of this special event, never heard of it before and had to research if everything that was presented actually happened and it did happened, with
lots of photos and news articles that reveal the prison of seven students in the protest, later on acquitted by the military.
Here, the great Lima Duarte plays the president who challenged the population of Santa Catarina and their tumultous protest, as he wasn't welcome there to visit -
his plan was to inaugurate a plaque tribute to a former military president much to people's annoyance. The short film is simple and safe while retelling such event
that took on Figueiredo's first year as president in a more open politics and more democratic (the Amnesty law was created allowing oppositors to return to Brazil;
the law of censorship was less firm but still existing in mass communication media and that's why we don't hear much about the Novembrada). It's a historical piece
that recollects actions and events coming from a huge part of the population who wanted to have their voices heard loud and clear and the leader of the nation had
to swallow hard the complaints and outcries for justice, food and education. Thumbs up to a well summarized movie. 9/10.