News from a Personal War

News from a Personal War is a 1999 Brazilian documentary film by João Moreira Salles and Kátia Lund, about the urban violence-ridden slums in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

News from a Personal War
Directed byJoão Moreira Salles
Kátia Lund
Written byJoao Moreira Salles
Kátia Lund
Produced byRaquel Freire Zangrandi
CinematographyWalter Carvalho
Edited byFlavio Nunes
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Plot

edit

Based on interviews with characters involved in the trafficking routine, the film contrasts the lines of criminals, police and residents of the Santa Marta favela in a daily war that knows no winners, and debates the way society deals with violence.

Cast

edit
  • Nilton Cerqueira - Self
  • Carlos Luis Gregório - Self
  • Paulo Lins - Self
  • Hélio Luz - Self
  • Rodrigo Pimentel - Self
  • Itamar Silva - Self

Promotion

edit

News from a Personal War had its premiere on a Brazilian pay television channel in 14 of April 1999.[2] In the following year, it was included in the Official Selection at the São Paulo It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival and won the prize for Best Documentary (Brazilian Competition Award).[3][4]

The film made subsequent appearances at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, San Francisco Independent Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival, all these screened in 2002.

Accolades

edit
List of awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival 2000 Best Documentary (Brazilian Competition Award) Notícias de Uma Guerra Particular Won [4]

References

edit
  1. ^ Ken Eisner (31 October 2002). "News From A Personal War". Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "GNT ouve os vários lados do crime" [GNT Channel hears the various sides of crime] (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "'Notícias de uma Guerra Particular' vence festival 'É Tudo Verdade'" ['News From a Personal War' wins 'It's All True' film festival] (in Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 16 April 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Moreira Salles e Van der Keuken vencem 'É Tudo Verdade'" [Moreira Salles and Van der Keuken win 'It's All True'] (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
edit