Mitt hem är Copacabana

1965

Swedish

7.0

♡ 4

Action

Adventure

Drama

Arne Sucksdorff Director

Alberto Carvalho as

Walter Lira as

Benedito de Assis as

Allan Edwall as Narrator

Arne Sucksdorff’s drama follows four homeless children—Jorginho, Rico, Lici, and Paulinho—struggling to survive in the Rio de Janeiro slums. They shine shoes, scavenge food, and pickpocket while dreaming of escape from the streets. When Rico, once escaped from a brutal institution in Caxambu, falls ill, he chooses to return there rather than die outside. A somber portrait of poverty and resilience, the film was selected for the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.