MOTOBOYS

***WINNER OF THE PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD -
BEST BRAZILIAN DOCUMENTARY IN THE 27TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF SÃO PAULO.

***WINNER OF OFICIAL JURY AWARD -
BEST DOCUMENTARY IN THE 2004 CINESUL FESTIVAL

"The documentary allows us to distinctly see this other world, regulated by behavioral codes, unique habits and personal language.
The well conducted interviews suggest that many of these motoboys opted for this profession due to lack of better alternatives. They are a class that failed to pierce the blockade of the working Market every day more restricted and strangled." DIRECTOR WALTER SALLES

São Paulo. The largest known city of the world, with 18 million inhabitants. Over seven million vehicles trying to move in chaotic traffic. The motoboys have become a social class that has grown 600% over the last five years. Approximately 300,000 of them forever changed the landscape of the city and the speed of our lives. A group that risks themselves to satisfy the immediacy of our needs and yet, remain despised, rejected and misunderstood by society. Welcome to "Motoboys".

Director_Caíto Ortiz
53 minutes 2004
Independent Digital Cinema