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2001 0.0 (0 votes) 1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Hyena Films

Warrior of Light (Kriegerin des Lichts)

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Monika Treut

Writer: Monika Treut

Director of Photography: Elfi Mikesch

Top Cast

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

Herself

Álvaro Bezerra de Mello

Himself

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