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Five Times Favela

Five Times Favela

1962•1h 32m•7.8/10
Drama

Ratings

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7.8/10(9)

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

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Production

Centro Popular de Cultura - União Nacional dos Estudantes, Instituto Nacional do Livro, Saga Filmes, Tabajara Filmes

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Flávio Migliaccio

Flávio Migliaccio

João (segment "Um Favelado")

Waldir Fiori

(segment "Um Favelado")

Isabella Cerqueira Campos

Isabella Cerqueira Campos

(segment "Um Favelado")

Alex Viany

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

Armando Costa

(segment "Um Favelado")

Paulo C. Barroso

(segment "Um Favelado")

Cosme dos Santos

Cosme dos Santos

(segment "Um Favelado") / (segment "Couro de Gato")

Waldir Onofre

Waldir Onofre

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Labanca

Labanca

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Peggy Aubry

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Cláudio Bueno Rocha

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Jandira Aguiar

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Vicente Severino da Silva

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Vera Santana

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Marina Carvalho

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

Paulo Henrique

(segment "Zé da Cachorra")

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