Five Times Favela
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Flávio Migliaccio
João (segment "Um Favelado")
Waldir Fiori
(segment "Um Favelado")
Isabella Cerqueira Campos
(segment "Um Favelado")
Alex Viany
(segment "Um Favelado")
Maria Lúcia Lessa
(segment "Um Favelado")
Álvaro Costa e Silva
(segment "Um Favelado")
Carlos Estevão
(segment "Um Favelado")
José Henrique Montes
(segment "Um Favelado")
Armando Costa
(segment "Um Favelado")
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philosophy and life over the course of a single day.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.