Sweden,
1965, 88 min
Directed by:
Arne SucksdorffCinematography:
Arne SucksdorffComposer:
Radamés GnatalliCast:
Allan Edwall (narrator), Leila Santos de Sousa, Cosme dos Santos, Joel Barcellos, Antonio Pitanga, Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, Flávio Migliaccio (more)Plots(1)
Four homeless orphan kids struggle in the Babylon Hill favela in Rio de Janeiro. Surviving thanks to petty pickpocketing, shining shoes and cutting the strings of the kites to sell them later to others, they manage, with their wits, to thrive in the face of hopelessness. (Locarno Festival)
Cast
Allan Edwall (narrator)
Sweden
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Cosme dos Santos
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Joel Barcellos
Brazil
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Antonio Pitanga
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Antonio Carlos da Fontoura
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Flávio Migliaccio
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Eduardo Escorel
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