Silent Alarm

Silent Alarm

2024 · 77 min · Documentary

Every year 288 thousand people attempt suicide in Brazil. The film documents the creative process of actors preparing a play about the re-encounter of a girl who has attempted suicide with her friends from a theatre group. The idea is to give a voice to the young people, those who have attempted, the friends and relatives of those who survive and those who die. The documentary proposes a recovery of self-esteem and hope for those who consider suicide, encouraging all to give a new meaning to their existence, indicating the possibility of new choices and pathways.

Directed by Ricardo Favilla · Written by Ricardo Favilla

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