| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Featuring Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Alvardo Bezerra de Mello, Isabel Loefgren, Luciana Martha, Lucia Cavalcanti, Ayrton S. Ribeiro and the children of Projeto Uere: Rodrigo, Pamela, Joice, Jessica, Vanessa, Tiago. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Elfi Mikesch ; editor, Andrew Bird ; original music, Jack Motta. |
| Note |
Originally released as a documentary in 2001. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, a wealthy socialite, spends her days working with street kids in the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, risking great danger in slums terrorized by drug lords. |
| Note |
Special features: "Christmas in Uerê", a 24-minute update on the children. |
| Access |
For private home use only. |
| Awards |
Winner: Audience Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival |
| Language |
In English and Portuguese with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Mello, Yvonne Bezerra de.
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Abandoned children -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
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Street children -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
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Abandoned children -- Abuse of -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
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Street children -- Care -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary.
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Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Treunt, Monika.
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Mello, Yvonne Bezerra de.
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Mello, Alvardo Bezerra de.
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Loefgren, Isabel.
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Martha, Luciana.
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Cavalcanti, Lucia.
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Ribeiro, Ayrton S.
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Hyena Fillms.
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Hyena Films Hamburg (Firm)
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New Yorker Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Christmas in Uerê.
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| ISBN |
1567304567 |
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9781567304565 |
| Standard No. |
717119856748 |
| Music No. |
NYD 85607 New Yorker Video |
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