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High-Rise

High-Rise

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 30, 2009

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

67%

Original Title

Um Lugar ao Sol

Director

Gabriel Mascaro

Description

Through dialogues with the owners of penthouses in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Recife, High-Rise explores the social and cultural mindset of the elite, and the phenomenon of the 'verticalisation' of the Brazilian cityscape. This is a film about height, status and power.