The dilemma of those who live in Rio's slums and struggle to overcome unbelievable poverty and gang violence seems even more painful since their favelas overlook one of the world's most beautiful beac...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 13, 2007
Stats: 105 reviews
O brasil e seus filmes sobre favelas... tsc tsc tsc.
Nao sei se clico em Want to see ou Not interest.
por vida das duvidas, 2 estrelas.
It's different from the other documentary movies regarding favelas. It has a good story, but I don't know, I have the feeling something was missing. They've made the cake and forgot to put the cherry on the top.
A brilliant documentary that follows a man's aim to help the inhabitants of Rio's slums to overcome violence and poverty through music. Inspiring.
retrata a história de um músico.. é uma lição de vida.. sair do aparente "nada" e ser alguém.
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 s...( read more)
Inspiring and full of hope with great music!
Interesting film about how a violent town can be saved by music and the sympathy of their people.
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