Hillside Beauties
Description
In an environment of violence, marginalization and racial discrimination, such asoen finds in the favela shanty-towns of Rio de Janeiro, many women still manage to create a time and a space to construct their personal identities and a sense of their own beauty. Marcella, Thuany and Nagila are three young girls who deal with the difficulties of their social reality in a distinctively beautiful way.
Runtime
30 minutes
Subjects
- Identity (Psychology) (41)
- Teenage girls (30)
- Self-esteem in adolescence (5)
- Social integration (25)
- Slums (21)
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?MARC;3321828
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