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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Álvaro Bezerra de Mello
Crew: Monika Treut (Writer), Monika Treut (Director), Andrew Bird (Editor), Elfi Mikesch (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch, Português
Studio: Hyena Films
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 13, 2001
IMDb: 10
Keywords:woman director
