São Silvestre (2013)

Directed by

Lina Chamie

Genre

documentary film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the São Silvestre road race in São Paulo. The film uses a camera strapped to an actor to capture the physical experience of the runners.

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What happens

São Silvestre is a 2013 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lina Chamie, about the São Silvestre road race, the most prestigious open-pit race of Latin America, held annually in São Paulo, on 31 December. With a camera attached to the body of the actor Fernando Alves Pinto, the film seeks to capture the tiredness, the speed, the sweat, the breath and the movement of the athletes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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