Un hijo abnegado decide echarle una mano a su madre, que está a punto de perder su peluquería. Al hacerlo, se destapa como el estilista más talentoso de la zona.
Alan do Rap was one of the precursors of Hip Hop in Salvador, who to promote his songs would invade the stage of famous hip hop acts and take the mic. Alan's journey shows the difficulties and injustices faced by young blacks from the periphery who try their hand at art and end up clashing with a racist, oppressive, and violent system.
Jéssica, Sabrina y Daiane sueñan, como sueñan los jóvenes de cualquier clase social y lugar del mundo. Vecinas de un barrio pobre de los suburbios de Rio de Janeiro, eventualmente se prostituyen para sobrevivir y satisfacer sus deseos de consumo. Dentro de este cuadro de absoluta confusion y falta total de horizontes, Jéssica, Sabrina e Daiane se obstinan en amar, divertirse y vislumbrar un futuro.
The documentary presents the life of young favela dwellers who work with drug trafficking. The documentary was recorded between 1998 and 2006, when the producers visited various poor communities in Brazil, recording a total of 90 hours of video. The name of the documentary comes from the term "falcão" (falcon) used in the slums to refer to the lookouts who keep watch over the community and inform when the police or a rival group approaches. During the recordings the two producers had to face the hostile environment where the boys lived.
The documentary presents the life of young favela dwellers who work with drug trafficking. The documentary was recorded between 1998 and 2006, when the producers visited various poor communities in Brazil, recording a total of 90 hours of video. The name of the documentary comes from the term "falcão" (falcon) used in the slums to refer to the lookouts who keep watch over the community and inform when the police or a rival group approaches. During the recordings the two producers had to face the hostile environment where the boys lived.
