"Their music fueled a movement. His message fought a war." 24 April 2005 Factual 82 mins
A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
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Andre Luis Azevedo as Himself
José Júnior as Himself
Michele Moraes as Herself
Anderson Sa as Himself
Zuenir Ventura as Himself
Matt Mochary Director
Jeff Zimbalist Director
Jeff Zimbalist Writer
Jeff Zimbalist Producer
Jeff Zimbalist Director of Photography
Exegersi sti favela Trailer
Brazil 28 September 2005
United States 24 April 2005
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FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement a city divided and a favela united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends Anderson ...
FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and ...
Favela Rising I Jeff Zimbalist I Brazil I 2005 I 80 min Favela Rising documents a man and a movement a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) ...
FAVELA RISING Jeff Zimbalist | Brazil | 2005 | 80 min Favela Rising documents a man and a movement. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his ...
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 2005:
17 January 2005
In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die.
28 June 2005
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
16 September 2005
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
12 September 2005
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
09 September 2005
When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death.
07 June 2005
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins.
01 March 2005
This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.
21 July 2005
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet.
22 March 2005
A baby is supposed to crown the dreamlike marriage of the divorce attorneys Pia and Uli, but the success of all their efforts – ranging from “sex on a schedule” to artificial insemination – fails to materialize.
03 May 2005
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
01 January 2005
Emma (Damasus-Aboderin), Candace (Genevieve Nnaji) and Yvonne (Jalade-Ekeinde) have been friends since High School and have since settled into their respective lifestyles.
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