- In 1966, José Sarney was elected governor of Maranhão for the first time. To register his inauguration speech and his political pledge to the population of the state, the politician invited the main figure of the Cinema Novo, the great filmmaker Glauber Rocha, to capture everything and turn into a great event. However, Rocha's nervous camera and combative spirit end up capturing a lot more than what Sarney had expected, by showing the contrast between the eloquent words spoken about progress and the harsh reality faced by the poor people.—Rodrigo Amaro
- In 1966, the young political José Sarney asked the cinema promise Glauber Rocha to film his possession over Maranhão State government. Sarney was young and full of ideas on how to change the misery history of one of the poorest States in Brazil... Glauber was his friend and had a left political view so he accepted the job.. Glauber had just filmed "Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol" (Black God, White Devil) and was in the middle of production of his masterpiece "Terra em Transe".. The result wasn't what Sarney expected at all... This short reflects the geniality of Glauber, as Sarney got to Brazilian presidency in 1986, after the death of the Congress elected Tancredo Neves, being the first Brazilian president after the dictatorship. Until these days in 2011 he is the president of the Senate for the fourth time! Maranhão? Oh, it is still one of the poorest States in the Country, and since then (1966) is dominated by Sarney's family.. A shame!
The result was not quite what he expected...
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