Warrior of Light

Warrior of Light

2001 de 91 minutes

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Plot

A feature-length documentary on Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, award-winning artist and human-rights activist who has gained international recognition for her work with street children in Rio. The film recounts how a woman turned her back on a wealthy lifestyle, driven into action by the execution of 8 streetkids by military police in 1993. In subsequent years Yvonne's struggle to better the lives of endangered and abandoned children has led her to found "Projeto Uere" ("Children of Light") a radical project committed to protection and education of kids who live in the streets and slums of Rio which has brought her into conflict with Brazil's wealthy elite.

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Cast

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

Herself

Álvaro Bezerra de Mello

Álvaro Bezerra de Mello

Himself

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