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FEBEM: The beginning of the end

FEBEM: The beginning of the end

There will never be a long, endless night which will not find the rising sun.

1990 · 30 min · Documentary

A report covering the days when the then Secretary for Children's Affairs, Alda Marco Antônio, shut down the notorious FEBEM intake pavilions, releasing the children who had been housed together with adults. It details the release process, along with testimonies from parents and from the minors themselves.

Directed by Rita Moreira · Written by Rita Moreira

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