Pacificado

The Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro promoted sportsmanship and positive values throughout Brazil and all over the globe, and they definitely changed the lives of many an athlete who took part in them. Nevertheless, the event did not have any meaning for the poverty-stricken inhabitants of the favelas. Jaca knows all too well that sportsmanship alone is not enough to change anything. He has recently been released from prison, and wants to escape the world of violence that nearly saw the end of him. He would like to set up his own pizza joint and change people’s lives with good food and kind words, but his former colleagues start knocking on his door. At the same time, Jaca finds out he might be a father. Her name is Tati and she is an intelligent, good-natured teenager who does her best to stay out of harm’s way and earn a chance for a brighter future. These two individuals, lost among the ocean of the poverty of the favelas, forge a special bond that makes them both better human beings. It is hard to predict, however, if it is strong enough to make them persevere what is to come. (Camerimage)