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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Monika Treut Director · Elfi Mikesch Cinematographer Andrew Bird Editor
Worldwide gross $3.6K · United States release January 14, 2002 · Produced in Germany
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$3,617
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Hyena Films
Production
Germany
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Original title
Kriegerin des Lichts
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Portuguese
Release dates
Canada · September 13, 2001
Theatrical
United States · January 14, 2002
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Germany · February 28, 2002
Theatrical
Brazil
April 13, 2002 · Sao Paolo Documentary Film Festival
Greece
March 8, 2002 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 25, 2002 · European Film Festival
Israel
July 25, 2002 · Jerusalem Film Festival
Portugal
September 16, 2002 · Lisbon Film Festival
Taiwan
September 1, 2002 · Women Make Waves Film and Video Festival
United Kingdom
July 13, 2002 · Cambridge Film Festival
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