20 Cents

synopsis

São Paulo, June 2013: The local government’s decision to raise the price for a public transit ticket by 20 cents results in a wave of social unrest. The protests are an expression of a more general dissatisfaction among the working classes with their living conditions. However, the mass of protestors does not succeed in achieving a common vision: The carneval-like ethos is replaced by the atmosphere of guerilla struggle, and solidarity by violence. Over several days, this observational documentary places the viewer directly into the middle of the chaotic events. The cadence of kinetic footage of angry mobs, accompanied by tribal rhythms and heavy-metal riffs, is enough to give the viewer a sense of vertigo.

DETAIL:
“Brazil cannot continue being the country of impunity! Brazil cannot continue sending only poor to prison. It’s time the politicians go to jail.”

biography

Brazilian filmmaker Tiago Tambelli’s previous films include Das Almas (2012), a poetic documentary about fishermen, and the engaged Cidade Cinza (2013), which looks at São Paulo’s graffiti subculture.

film details

director:	Tiago Tambelli
producer:	Marcelo Krowczuk, Mauricio Monteiro Filho
script:	Carlos Maga, Tiago Tambelli, Eduardo Consonni, Rodrigo T. Marques
editing:	Eduardo Consonni, Rodrigo T. Marques
music:	Sabotagem, Meta Meta, RZO, Macaco Bong