"FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sá is a former drug-trafficker who turns social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police.
At the dawn of liberation, just as collective mobility is overcoming all odds and Anderson’s grassroots Afro Reggae movement is at the height of its success, a tragic accident threatens to silence the movement forever."
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jonnysays...This seemed an appropriate post for today. If you haven't seen this movie, go get it now and watch it tonight. You will not be disappointed. Also, check out the Favela Rising website.
kulpimssays...great find, jonny! reminds me of that excellent movie Cidade De Deus
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