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Warrior of Light (2001)
Directed by Monika Treut
Documentary · 1h 31m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Monika Treut
- Writer
- Monika Treut
- Director of Photography
- Elfi Mikesch
- Editor
- Andrew Bird
Details
- Original title
- Kriegerin des Lichts
- Release date
- 2001-09-13
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German, Portuguese
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Hyena Films