During the first exhibition of '' Aquarius '' at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival , the film 's cast showed protest signs written in Portuguese , English and French criticising Brazil 's political turmoil of the time . The signs read messages such as " Brazil is not a democracy anymore " , " Sauvez la démocratie brésilienne " ( " Save Brazilian democracy " ) , and " Dilma , vamos resistir com você " ( " Dilma , we will resist with you " ) . Immediate internet response followed , with supporters of Dilma ’s impeachment suggesting boycotting the film . Among these , the right-wing columnist Reinaldo Azevedo wrote that " it is the duty of people of good will to boycott this film " . '' Aquarius '' distributing company then used this sentence in the film 's promotional poster , along three other positive quotes , what has been understood as an act of subversion
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Aquarius (film)