Creator José Junior, ‘Under Pressure’s’ Julio Andrade Unpack Activist-Inspired Globoplay Original ‘Living On A Razor’s Edge’
19.02.2024 - 21:07
/ variety.com
Holly Jones Brazilian activist and sociologist, Herbert de Souza, inspires the latest Globoplay Original series “Living On A Razor’s Edge,” (“Betinho: No Fio da Navalha”) featuring in Berlin as part of the European Film Market’s Berlinale Series Market Selects, an exclusive advance on anticipated titles with farer-reaching potential. The title, teased at Content Americas, was created by José Junior (“Anti Kidnapping Unit”) and is directed by “Under Pressure” star Julio Andrade – also tackling the role of protagonist – and Lipe Binder (“Written In The Stars”).
Produced by AfroReggae Audiovisual, in partnership with the Formata Produções e Conteúdo and Globoplay – the powerful streaming service of Brazilian giant Globo – the mini-series examines the life, times and ties of de Souza, lovingly called Betinho, who inspired generations to kick-up against the system, urging equality and better conditions for those long-suffering the torment of an unjust regime and an unreasonable social pecking order. A riveting journey through a dictatorship that had forward-thinkers hiding in plain sight to avoid brutal punishment, it’s a story of reinvention borne out of necessity rather than desire, a sobering ode to revolution.
“I had the honor of meeting Betinho in 1993. At that time he was a social movement “pop star”.
It was Betinho who invited me on my first international trip in 1996. That same year, he was godfather of our capoeira workshop and, despite being frail, he went to the slum to meet his godchildren.
I’m so in love with Betinho that months after his death in 1997, I created the Espaço Vida e Arte Betinho (Betinho Life and Art Space) in the Vigário Geral slum,” Junior told Variety. “In 2016, I was in a meeting with Marcio
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