Rio, Ano Zero

Overview

Followed by personal armed security guards, Marcelo Freixo has walked all the streets of Rio de Janeiro. This candidate is not the favorite of the municipal elections but even so he seems to foreshadow a problem for many people in Brazilian society. In Brazil, the corruption continues to grow despite the development in course. In expectation of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Freixo continues to denounce and reveal what a lot of people would like to hush up. In just one year, he received 77 death threats. While following the electoral process in Rio, we will show the tension created during this decisive moment in the Brazilian civil society that also gave a lot of hope and created political engagement among the youth.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 22, 2013

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Director

Aude Chevalier-Beaumel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3337932