The Other Rio (2017)
- Original title
- L'autre Rio
- Directed by
- Émilie Beaulieu-Guérette
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows a group of people living in a squatter community in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympics. It shows their daily lives and the contrast between their poverty and the city's polished public image.
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What happens
The Other Rio (French: L'Autre Rio) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Émilie B. Guérette and released in 2017. Set against the backdrop of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the film profiles a community of squatters living in poverty who are left out of the public image the city is trying to cultivate on the international stage. The film premiered in 2017 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. In 2019, Étienne Roussy received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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