Nov 18, 2011
72 min
Full-HD

The Sky Above (2011)

Blurring borders between documentary and fiction, this film portrays a few moments from the lives of three people from Belo Horizonte: a transsexual prostitute and academic, a Hare Krishna soccer fan and a would-be writer.

Category

Documentary Drama

Country

Brazil

Companies

Edjucu Moio

Mário Jorge

Sarug Dagir

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