Beautiful, at times heartbreaking little documentary shows how kids in the slums of Rio de Janerio escape the rough street life stricken by drug trafficking and gang wars by taking up surfing. The blue sea camera work is contrasted by the coarse favela hills and its literally either the gun or the surf board. The surfing gradually becomes secondary to some poignant moments of the kids talking about the life and death realities of Rio and their desire to one day leave it all behind. At its heart Rio Breaks is more coming of age than a surf doc.
Saw it on the Amercian DVD and looking forward to the UK premiere this June.
Saw it on the Amercian DVD and looking forward to the UK premiere this June.