Spotlight on Brazil, host of the 2016 Summer Olympics!
Directed by Fellipe Barbosa
2014 | 115 min. | Brazil | Portuguese and French with English subtitles | New England premiere
Preceded by an optional reception at 6:00 pm at the theater featuring Brazilian cuisine (additional $22 admission).
An exploration of issues of race and class privilege among Rio de Janeiro’s decadent elite, this timely film depicts a teenage boy’s struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral into bankruptcy.
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