5x Favela, Now by Ourselves

Original title: 5x Favela, Agora por Nós Mesmos

"Freedom is not enough for democracy exist, is also necessary opportunity."

2010 ★ 5.2 96 min IMDb Portuguese Cadu Barcelos, Cacau Amaral, Wagner Novais, Manaira Carneiro, Rodrigo Felha, Luciano Vidigal, Luciana Bezerra

Overview

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.

Comedy Crime Drama