Arnaldo - Combatente Guerrilheiro

2025 · 28 min · Documentary

Forty years after his death, the body of militant Arnaldo Cardoso Rocha was exhumed, and a Federal Police report confirmed that he had been detained, tortured, and executed by state agents during the civil-military dictatorship in 1973. A guerrilla fighter with the ALN (National Liberation Action), he and his partner, Iara Xavier, fought against the dictatorial regime. Iara became a symbol of the struggle for truth and justice. This documentary is dedicated to the memory of young revolutionaries who dared to fight for a more just, egalitarian, and socialist society.

Director: Betânia Victor
Writers: Iara Xavier Pereira, João Paulo Procópio, Gilney Viana
Released: September 12, 2025
Language: Portuguese

Cast

Iara Xavier Pereira
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Paul Frateschi
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Gilney Viana
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Alexandre Pavan Garieri
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Newton Maffei
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João Luiz Cardoso Rocha
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Annette Cardoso Rocha
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Celso Zavagli
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Andrey Borges de Mendonça
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Sugar Ray Robson Gomes
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Ricardo Apagua
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Beatriz e Silva Saraiva
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