Favela Rising
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A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Favela Rising:

Andre Luis Azevedo
José Júnior
Michele Moraes
Anderson Sa
Zuenir Ventura

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A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.

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Capital Times (Madison, WI) - 10/10 by Rob ThomasYou couldn't find a setting that's more hopeless than the crime-ridden slums of Rio de Janeiro, and yet Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Mochary tell a story that's unabashedly uplifting as well as emotionally raw.
Salt Lake Tribune - 9/10 by Sean P. Means[The directors] junk up the telling of Sa's story with overworked editing, unnecessary graphic clutter and a confounding habit of using dubbed-over music on the live concert footage.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Donald J. LevitSuccess depicted here is sweet and inspirational. But moviegoers may long for a dramatized, less narrated picture of the process involved.
Orlando Sentinel - 8/10 by Roger MooreA movie that is compelling and moving. It's also an artfully filmed and edited study of a real 'rhythm nation.'
BBC.com - 8/10 by Tom DawsonFavela Rising is an important reminder of how human beings can unite to effect grass-roots social change.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 7/10 by Bill WhiteAn inspirational portrait of an unwanted kid who brought culture to a world that had known only violence.
Shadows on the Wall - 7/10 by Rich ClineThere's a raw, edgy power to this documentary, which takes a distinctly positive approach to a difficult situation.
Village Voice - 6/10 by Michael AtkinsonAll in all, the movement turned out to be a godsend for Rio natives, but the film is merely a pep rally.
L.A. Weekly - 6/10 by Ernest HardyElevated by fantastic performance footage of Sa and his young protégés singing, dancing and rhythmically banging on cans, plastic bottles or anything else that can be fashioned into a drum -- and a cultural revolution.
Empire Magazine Australasia - 5/10 by Luke GoodsellA hit on the festival circuit -- socially-aware white liberals loving to "groove" to world music and all -- this well-intentioned documentary of cultural change through music is effective, if a little too earnest in delivery.

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