Moving Up
The film follows the daily lives of residents of a community, made up of two favelas and a housing complex in São Paulo, which is about to undergo an urbanization process.However, possible urbanization generates resistance from residents of the most valued area of the neighborhood, in a movement known as “Not in my backyard”.
- Director
- Gustavo Ribeiro
Story overview
What It's About
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The film follows the daily lives of residents of a community, made up of two favelas and a housing complex in São Paulo, which is about to undergo an urbanization process. However, possible urbanization generates resistance from residents of the most valued area of the neighborhood, in a movement known as “Not in my backyard”.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $157,746
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- Release date
- Oct 19, 2024
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Portuguese
- Country
- Brazil
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