Hill of Pleasures
Realizador Maria Ramos
Países Brazil, Netherlands
Duração 90 min
Sinopse
After decades of lawlessness, order seems to have returned to the Hill of Pleasures, a favela close to Rio’s centre, a Police Pacifying Unit has taken over control from organized crime. There is intensive patrolling, jurisdiction has been restored and for the first time, residents get to voice their complaints. But years of police aggression and the absence of the State aren’t that easily forgotten. In the film Hill of Pleasures (Morro dos Prazeres), director Maria Ramos shows the daily tensions between residents and the new police force. In her observational style, the film looks at the obstacles on the road to reconciliation.
After decades of lawlessness, order seems to have returned to the Hill of Pleasures, a favela close to Rio’s centre, a Police Pacifying Unit has taken over control from organized crime. There is intensive patrolling, jurisdiction has been restored and for the first time, residents get to voice their complaints. But years of police aggression and the absence of the State aren’t that easily forgotten. In the film Hill of Pleasures (Morro dos Prazeres), director Maria Ramos shows the daily tensions between residents and the new police force. In her observational style, the film looks at the obstacles on the road to reconciliation.