Short film

Remains

1975 · 10 min

A short, sobering documentary that confronts you with poverty and police force, leaving a heavy, quiet sense of injustice.

Directed by: João Batista de Andrade
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: "Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the world." The film shows the misery of those who live on this garbage and the police repression on the scavengers.

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Directed by: João Batista de Andrade
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
power
crime
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	0
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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