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2018104 minPG-13documentary

6.8/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Civil Rights Social Justice

Auto de Resistência

2018104 minPG-13documentary

6.8/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Examining police killings in Rio, framed as self-defense acts.

Civil Rights Social Justice

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Examining police killings in Rio, framed as self-defense acts.

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Natasha Neri

Natasha Neridirector

Lula Carvalhodirector

Marcelo Freixo

Marcelo Freixocast

Marielle Franco

Marielle Francocast

Flávio Bolsonaro

Flávio Bolsonarocast

Synopsis

A documentary about the Rio de Janeiro police killings praticed as so-called "self-defense acts". The film follows people who deal with those deaths in their daily lives, showing how Brazil's Federal Government deals with these cases, from the police investigations to the courtrooms.

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