The Scavengers

Jan 1, 1993

0h 45m

★ 8.0

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In this documentary Coutinho examines the plight of the people who live off the waste of the Brazilian cities. These people make their living by scavenging the immense urban garbage dumps searching for whatever they can find to sell as well as whatever they can find to eat.

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0.0

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6.7

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0.0

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8.0

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6.2

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8.3

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3.5

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7.4

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6.6

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5.8

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8.1

Isle of Flowers

Sep 6, 1989

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7.3

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Sep 10, 2005

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7.0

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7.5

The Trial

May 17, 2018

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7.7

Dzi Croquettes

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A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.

9.0

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Apr 20, 2020

No overview available.

0.0

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6.7

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Nov 22, 2014

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