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Barronhos - Who Was Afraid of the People's Power?
Barronhos - Who Was Afraid of the People's Power?

BARRONHOS - WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE'S POWER?

Barronhos - Quem Teve Medo do Poder Popular?

Directed by Luís Filipe Rocha
Portugal, 1976
Documentary

Synopsis

In Barronhos, a slum in the outskirts of Lisbon, Jaime de Carvalho murders Bráulio de Sousa with a bullet to the heart. Through 5 chapters, this documentary explores the tensions and conflicts within the impoverished community that help to understand the motif of the crime.

Synopsis

In Barronhos, a slum in the outskirts of Lisbon, Jaime de Carvalho murders Bráulio de Sousa with a bullet to the heart. Through 5 chapters, this documentary explores the tensions and conflicts within the impoverished community that help to understand the motif of the crime.