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Five short-films directed by five distinct Brazilian filmmakers who recount the stories of personalites living in Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Episodes: A Slum Dweller, by Marcos Farias; Zé of the Bitch, by Miguel Borges; Pelt of a Cat, by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade; Samba School – Happiness to Live, by Cacá Diegues; and Stone Quarry São Diogo, by Leon Hirszman.
Leon Hirszman, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Miguel Borges, Cacá Diegues e Marcos Farias
A production of the Centre for Popular Culture (CPC) of the National Students' Union (UNE), with the intention of disseminationg their polítical goals through cinema. This film is one of the initial marks of Cinema Novo. Stories of inequality, work, popular culture and revolt are told through the vision of directors who would become important icons of Brazilian cinema.
