THE DEAD BOYS
Director FRODE HOEJER PEDERSEN
Countries Denmark, Brazil
Duration 28 min
Synopsis
Renato was killed just before his 19th birthday. The Danish director Frode Hoejer Pedersen followed him with his camera from his birth and was just to complete the last film with him. Now, the director is back in Brazil, to find Renatos 8 year old son in Rio de Janeiro´s side streets. He wants to find answers to the questions: ”Why did Renato have to die? And what could I have done over the years to change his life and prevent his assassination?
Renato was killed just before his 19th birthday. The Danish director Frode Hoejer Pedersen followed him with his camera from his birth and was just to complete the last film with him. Now, the director is back in Brazil, to find Renatos 8 year old son in Rio de Janeiro´s side streets. He wants to find answers to the questions: ”Why did Renato have to die? And what could I have done over the years to change his life and prevent his assassination?