Film
My Home Is Copacabana
Sweden- Director
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Year
- 1965
Arne Sucksdorff’s drama follows four homeless children—Jorginho, Rico, Lici, and Paulinho—struggling to survive in the Rio de Janeiro slums. They shine shoes, scavenge food, and pickpocket while dreaming of escape from the streets. When Rico, once escaped from a brutal institution in Caxambu, falls ill, he chooses to return there rather than die outside. A somber portrait of poverty and resilience, the film was selected for the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
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Directed by
Arne Sucksdorff
Written by
Arne Sucksdorff, Flávio Migliaccio, João Bethencourt