Warrior of Light

Synopsis

A feature-length documentary on Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, award-winning artist and human-rights activist who has gained international recognition for her work with street children in Rio. The film recounts how a woman turned her back on a wealthy lifestyle, driven into action by the execution of 8 streetkids by military police in 1993. In subsequent years Yvonne's struggle to better the lives of endangered and abandoned children has led her to found "Projeto Uere" ("Children of Light") a radical project committed to protection and education of kids who live in the streets and slums of Rio which has brought her into conflict with Brazil's wealthy elite.

Main Cast

Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

Herself

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Álvaro Bezerra de Mello

Himself

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Monika Treut
Writing	Writer	Monika Treut
Editing	Editor	Andrew Bird
Camera	Director of Photography	Elfi Mikesch
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