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Complexo: Parallel Universe
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Complexo: Parallel Universe

Jan 13, 2011
1h 20m
★ 7.3

How is it to survive in the most dangerous slum in Rio de Janeiro?

Overview

No Rio de Janeiro, a 13 km do Cristo Redentor, dois portugueses aventuraram-se na mais temida favela do Brasil, onde moram mais de 300.000 pessoas - o Complexo do Alemão. Em 2007, no período de maior tensão e violência no Rio de Janeiro, viveram a maior operação policial já realizada no estado, sentiram na pele como é a vida de um simples morador. O filme retrata este perigoso e complexo mundo, um universo paralelo inserido dentro de uma ordem maior, um mundo à parte, que segue uma ordem diferente da ordem global.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Complex Films

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