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News from a Personal War

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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

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]

Plot

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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

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

Promotion

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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

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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

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  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.
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