Favela Rising (2005)

A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.

Directors:

Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist

Stars:

Andre Luis Azevedo, Jose Junior, Michele Moraes

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andre Luis Azevedo	...	Himself
Jose Junior	...	Himself
Michele Moraes	...	Herself
Anderson Sa	...	Himself
Zuenir Ventura	...	Himself

Storyline

A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.

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Taglines:

Their music fueled a movement. His message fought a war.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Exegersi sti favela

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidetrack Films, All Rise Films, Stealth Creations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A significant part of the archive footage showing police violence was not made at Vigário Geral, but in other areas of Rio de Janeiro, and widely shown on Brazilian TV news programs.

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Connections

Referenced in The Two Escobars (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Capa de Revista"
Performed by AfroReggae

User Reviews

Moving, Inspiring and beautifully made

For once a story of hope highlighted over the tragic reality our youth face. Favela Rising draws one into a scary, unsafe and unfair world and shows through beautiful color and moving music how one man and his dedicated friends choose not to accept that world and change it through action and art. An entertaining, interesting, emotional, aesthetically beautiful film. I showed this film to numerous high school students as well who all live in neighborhoods with poverty and and gun violence and they were enamored with Anderson, the protagonist. I recommend this film to all ages over 13 (due to subtitles and some images of death) from all backgrounds.