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2022 · FILM

The Flour Test (O Teste da Farinha)

This bizarre procedure terrified Brazilian gay men for decades. It's now threatening a comeback!

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Written by
Runtime
19 min
Language
PT
DocumentaryShort

Synopsis

A London-based journalist returns to Brazil to confront one of the demons of his adolescence: the Flour Test. This controversial experiment was carried out during the military dictatorship to assess whether army recruits were homosexual. It involved having men sit naked on flour to measure the circumference of their anus and supposedly determine the integrity of their morals. Unfortunately, this practice is not confined to the past. Bolsonaro's ultra-homophobic government has attempted to introduce legislation similar to the infamous test.

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Principal cast & crew: 8

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Edited by Victor FragaShot by Rafaela UchoaScored by Erika Nande

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