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Girls From Rio
Lia is a young girl who lives in a favela of Rio de Janeiro. One particular morning, she does not realize that traffickers from another favela are invading hers. Lia gets trapped inside the school, amid the crossfire. She finds other girls with the same situation and that day becomes a traumatizing day for these innocent and helpless girls at the hands of cruel and violent men.
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Lia is a young girl who lives in a favela of Rio de Janeiro. One particular morning, she does not realize that traffickers from another favela are invading hers. Lia gets trapped inside the school, amid the crossfire. She finds other girls with the same situation and that day becomes a traumatizing day for these innocent and helpless girls at the hands of cruel and violent men.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Washington Carvalho
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