Between 2011 and 2014, the documentary investigated the changes in Rio de Janeiro on behalf of mega-events: UPPs in slums, forced evictions, public spaces privatization and popular uprisings.
Direction
Three directors, four years, zero corporate funding — pure guerrilla filmmaking.
Editing
Juxtaposes FIFA promo reels with tear gas and bulldozers.
Director
Fausto Mota
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rio's 'city of the future' rebranding directly mirrors what happened in Barcelona '92 and Beijing '08 — this film became required viewing for activists in Qatar and Paris.
The directors embedded with favela residents for years; one subject, Dona Marta, appears in both 2011 and 2014 footage watching her neighborhood transform into a war zone.
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