Warrior of Light

Warrior of Light (2001)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2001-09-13
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Hyena Films
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director:

Summary

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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Directing Monika Treut Director
Writing Monika Treut Writer
Editing Andrew Bird Editor
Camera Elfi Mikesch Director of Photography