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Hillside Beauties

Directed by Julia Kurc

2008 – 25'

Synopsis

In a violent, marginalized and discriminated environment such as the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, women create a time and a space to construct their identities and their beauty. Marcella, Thuany and Nagila are three young girls who deal with the difficulties of their social reality in a particular and beautiful way.

RAI FILM Festival 2025

The next RAI FILM Festival will take place in person from 27-30 March 2025 at the Watershed Cinema and the Arnolfini International Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol (UK) and online throughout the month of April 2025.