Warrior of Light (2001)
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.
Director: Monika Treut
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Yvonne Bezerra de Mello as Herself |
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Álvaro Bezerra de Mello as Himself |
| Directing | Monika Treut | Director |
| Writing | Monika Treut | Writer |
| Editing | Andrew Bird | Editor |
| Camera | Elfi Mikesch | Director of Photography |
