In the Shadow of the Hill

2016

Documentary

IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 31 31

Plot summary

In the lead up to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, the Brazilian government initiates a series of ‘pacification’ programs, aimed at retaking territories previously controlled by heavily armed drug trafficking armies. In November 2011, Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum ‘Rocinha’ is seized without a single shot fired. Shortly after the intervention, reports begin to emerge of rampant police abuse, which culminate in the disappearance of local bricklayer Amarildo de Souza. Amarildo was last seen being taken by the police for questioning, and his family believes that he has been tortured and murdered by the police. In the face of brutal oppression, together the residents start a protest movement that will shake the Brazilian establishment to the core.

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Dan Jackson

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Portuguese 2.0
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1 hr 38 min
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1 hr 38 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by davidjdoyle-140-892335

Nothing has really changed...

The "Pacification" of the favela was a political stunt by the government in an effort to prove that Rio was safe for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and the tourists (and their money) that would come with them.Rio hosting the Olympics was an embarrassment to the country and the world. Over 12 Billion spent on the World Cup and more than 25 Billion spent on the Olympics with virtually nothing spent on the infrastructure that the residents use everyday. Nothing spent on social programs. And the facilities from both events rot away or sit empty.The events of this documentary are but a grain of sand on the beach of the atrocities perpetrated by the corrupt government on the poor of Brazil and more specifically of Rio de Janeiro. Atrocities that continue to this day.
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