Black Skin, White Justice
"Gracinha, a Black mother torn apart from her young daughters in a Quilombola community."
Synopsis
In BLACK SKIN, WHITE JUSTICE, Gracinha, a Black mother living in a Quilombola community, has been separated from her young daughters. The documentary chronicles this family rupture, detailing the case and the legal procedures used to justify the loss of custody, while highlighting the state-sponsored violence committed against Black people as a whole.
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