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"Life is hard sometimes"

Mar 7 2006 N/A 1h 11m
Documentary

Evelin, 13, is pregnant with a 22-year-old who recently left the drug trade. Luana, 15 years old, declares that she planned her pregnancy, as she wanted to have a child of her own. Edilene, 14 years old, is expecting Alex's child, who also got her neighbor Joice pregnant. Over the course of a year, the daily lives of these three young women are followed.

Plot

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The reality of poor favela's girls who became mothers in the middle of youth and childhood.

Written by

Bebeto Abrantes

Directed by

Sandra Werneck, Gisela Camara

Cast

Alex Barbosa da Costa, Edilene, Evelin

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Languages

Português

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
102
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA