Arquivo / 49ª mostra

A musical about two youngsters living in Maré, a favela shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. Analídia is the daughter of a drug traffic lord, struggling for power with her brother Jonathan. Separated by rival factions, the young couple take refuge for their dreams in the community dance center. But escalating violence is a threat to this passion. Freely based on Romeo and Juliet, the story focuses on the strong Brazilian musicality, on contemporary national dance, and on the peculiar mix prevalent in the favelas where violence co-exists side by side with artistic possibilities brought by social projects.