5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
★ 5.2 · 2010 · 96m · Comedy · Crime · Drama
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.
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