My Home Is Copacabana

Overview

Arne Sucksdorff’s drama follows four homeless children—Jorginho, Rico, Lici, and Paulinho—struggling to survive in the Rio de Janeiro slums. They shine shoes, scavenge food, and pickpocket while dreaming of escape from the streets. When Rico, once escaped from a brutal institution in Caxambu, falls ill, he chooses to return there rather than die outside. A somber portrait of poverty and resilience, the film was selected for the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 8, 1965

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Portuguese, Swedish

Countries

Brazil, Sweden

Production

SF Studios

Cast

Dirce Migliaccio,Leila Santos,Flávio Migliaccio,Cosme dos Santos,Joel Barcellos,Josafá da Silva Santos,Andrey Salvador,Álvaro Pérez,Allan Edwall,Toninho Carlos de Limaand 1 more

Director

Arne Sucksdorff

Writer

João Bethencourt,Arne Sucksdorff,Flávio Migliaccio

Music

Radamés Gnattali

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059456