The Other Rio

The Other Rio (French: L'Autre Rio) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Émilie B. Guérette and released in 2017.[1] Set against the backdrop of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the film profiles a community of squatters living in poverty who are left out of the public image the city is trying to cultivate on the international stage.[2]

The Other Rio
Film poster
L'Autre Rio
Directed byÉmilie B. Guérette
Produced byFanny Drew
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Sarah Mannering
Written byÉmilie B. Guérette
Music byPaulo Bottas
CinematographyÉtienne Roussy
Edited byNatacha Dufaux
Production
company
Colonelle Films
Release date
  • November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) (MIDF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada

The film premiered in 2017 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.[1]

In 2019, Étienne Roussy received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[3]

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