My Home Is Copacabana
1965 · 85 min · Adventure, Drama
Arne Sucksdorff’s drama follows four homeless children—Jorginho, Rico, Lici, and Paulinho—struggling to survive in the Rio de Janeiro slums. They shine shoes, scavenge food, and pickpocket while dreaming of escape from the streets. When Rico, once escaped from a brutal institution in Caxambu, falls ill, he chooses to return there rather than die outside. A somber portrait of poverty and resilience, the film was selected for the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
- Director
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Writers
- Arne Sucksdorff, Flávio Migliaccio, João Bethencourt
- Released
- June 8, 1965
- Language
- Swedish
Cast
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