Warrior of Light 2001
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A feature-length documentary on Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, award-winning artist and human-rights activist who has gained international recognition for her work with street children in Rio. The film recounts how a woman turned her back on a wealthy lifestyle, driven into action by the execution of 8 streetkids by military police in 1993. In subsequent years Yvonne's struggle to better the lives of endangered and abandoned children has led her to found "Projeto Uere" ("Children of Light") a radical project committed to protection and education of kids who live in the streets and slums of Rio which has brought her into conflict with Brazil's wealthy elite.
- Released: 2001-09-13
- Runtime: 91 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Álvaro Bezerra de Mello
- Director: Monika Treut, Monika Treut, Andrew Bird, Elfi Mikesch
