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Rio Breaks – a story about surfing
26/05/2011
Justin Mitchell’s documentary Rio Breaks follows two boys who live in Favela Pavão, a notorious Rio slum where drug traffickers have long dominated the community. With gunfire an everyday danger and teenage boys rapidly sucked into the drug trade the pressures are enormous, but right now 12 year old Naama and 13 year old Fabio have other things on their minds - they are obsessed with surfing. On nearby Arpoador Beach, the Favela Surf Club offers a community and a possible way out. Can balancing on a board on the open ocean give them more stability than their precarious life in the favela? With a competition coming up and dreams of becoming champions, will the boys save their friendship or wipe out?
Rio Breaks, directed by Justin Mitchell
UK Premiere 3 June 2011, Empire Leicester Square, London.
For tickets and details of further screenings: www.riobreaks.com
Rio Breaks – DVD will be released October 2011 on Mr Bongo
Rio Breaks (2009) - Justin Mitchell & Vince Mederios - Trailer from Mr Bongo on Vimeo.
26/05/2011
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