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5x Favela, Now by Ourselves

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama

August 25, 2010 (BR)

1h 36m

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

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 the...

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