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Favela Rising
Directed by
Matt Mochary
,
Jeff Zimbalist
Not Rated
2005
82m
Documentary
7.0
68%
88%
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A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
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Cast of Favela Rising
Andre Luis Azevedo
Himself
José Júnior
Himself
Michele Moraes
Herself
Anderson Sa
Himself
Zuenir Ventura
Himself
Matt Mochary
Director
Jeff Zimbalist
Director / Writer / Producer
Favela Rising Ratings & Reviews
Movie Views
Ryan Cracknell
Like City of God and Bus 174 before it, Favela Rising is about as raw as it comes. This is not an apologetic film, but rather one that looks for the bright side in a bleak situation.
San Francisco Chronicle
Steven Winn
... an uneven, spasmodic film.
Salt Lake Tribune
Sean P. Means
[The directors] junk up the telling of Sa's story with overworked editing, unnecessary graphic clutter and a confounding habit of using dubbed-over music on the live concert footage.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
A remarkable story of transformation and challenge on several levels, some completely unexpected.
L.A. Weekly
Ernest Hardy
Elevated by fantastic performance footage of Sa and his young protgs singing, dancing and rhythmically banging on cans, plastic bottles or anything else that can be fashioned into a drum -- and a cultural revolution.
Cinema Signals
Jules Brenner
As a piece of documentary filmmaking, it's more a matter of excellent intentions than effective technique--a potentially powerful short doc stretched into a theatre length yawner.
Seattle Times
Ted Fry
Favela Rising can't seem to find its center.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White
An inspirational portrait of an unwanted kid who brought culture to a world that had known only violence.
Kansas City Star
Robert W. Butler
Using a visual style of oversaturated colors that seem to leap off the screen, Mochary and Zimbalist offer an unforgettable portrait of the favelas, where young men openly polish their machine guns and a bullet-riddled body may lie around any corner.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
You couldn't find a setting that's more hopeless than the crime-ridden slums of Rio de Janeiro, and yet Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Mochary tell a story that's unabashedly uplifting as well as emotionally raw.
Orlando Weekly
Lindy T. Shepherd
Watching it all replayed is simply a life-changing experience.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
Success depicted here is sweet and inspirational. But moviegoers may long for a dramatized, less narrated picture of the process involved.
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Matt Mochary and Jeff Zimbalist's documentary traces the history of Grupo Afro-Reggae, a community-based action group that arose in Vigario Geral, one of the notorious favelas (slums) that ring Rio de Janeiro.
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
All in all, the movement turned out to be a godsend for Rio natives, but the film is merely a pep rally.
The Hollywood Reporter
Erik Pedersen
A daring and emotional documentary.
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