Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil - 2016

The film accompanies the investigation of the historian Sidney Aguilar after the discovery of bricks marked with Nazi swastikas in the interior of São Paulo. They then discover a horrifying fact that during the 1930s, fifty black and mullato boys were taken from an orphanage in Rio de Janeiro to the farm where the bricks were found. There they were identified by numbers and were submitted to slave labour by a family that was part of the political and economic elite of the country and who did not hide their Nazi sympathizing ideals.

79min
2016
16
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.0/10

About Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil

Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil Overview

The film accompanies the investigation of the historian Sidney Aguilar after the discovery of bricks marked with Nazi swastikas in the interior of São Paulo. They then discover a horrifying fact that during the 1930s, fifty black and mullato boys were taken from an orphanage in Rio de Janeiro to the farm where the bricks were found. There they were identified by numbers and were submitted to slave labour by a family that was part of the political and economic elite of the country and who did not hide their Nazi sympathizing ideals.

Age Rating: 16
Runtime: 79min

Extra details

Original Title: Menino 23: Infâncias Perdidas no Brasil
Original Language: Portuguese
Directed By: Belisario Franca
Production Companies
Globo Filmes