Reading the World

Overview

In 1963, global icon Paulo Freire led an experimental project teaching hundreds of rural farmers to read, write and vote in Brazil, until he was arrested and forced into exile during a U.S.backed coup d'etat.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 21, 2025

Original language

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Instituto Paulo Freire

Cast

Paulo Freire,Luzia de Andrade,Marcos Guerra,Madalena Freire,Maria Miranda,Anita Maria Sousa,Maria Gildenora,Paulo Alves de Sousa,Francisca de Brito,Valquíria Félixand 7 more

Director

Catherine Murphy,Iris de Oliveira

Writer

Iris de Oliveira,Renato Maia,Mara Wollong,Luis Dechtiar

Producer

Micaela Ovelar,Carina Aparecida,Rachel Dickson,Petra Costa,Kit Miller,T.M. Scruggs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt38781197