Behave

*FIPRESCIAwardDOKLeipzig2007,Germany<br/>　　*BestFilmawardOneWorldInt'lHumanRights2008<br/>　　JUIZO(BEHAVE)followstheprocessofminors(lessthan18)whohavefallenintothehandsoftheBrazilianlegalsystem.Boysandgirlsfromunderprivilegedbackgroundsfacedwithcrime,ruling,andsentenceshandeddownfortheft,drugtrafficking,andevenmurder.<br/>　　Duetolegalconstraintsaboutrevealingthetrueidentityoftheminorscharged,theaccusedadolescentsweresubstitutedwithyoungpeoplechosenforhavingthemselveslivedinsimilarsocialconditions,althoughinnocentofanyactualcrime.<br/>　　AlltheothercharactersinJUIZO–judges,prosecutors,publicdefenders,correctionalagents,familymembers–aretherealpeoplefilmedduringthehearingsintheJuvenileCourtinRiodeJaneiroandvisitstothePadreSeverinoInstitute,thecorrectionalfacilitywherethelaw-breakingminorsaresentto.<br/>　　JUIZOwalksthesamedead-endcorridorsandencountersthesheervolumeofcaseswithinthesystemseeninJUSTICA(JUSTICE),MariaRamos’previousprize-winningfilm.Thefilmshowstheprocessofjudgingandhoweasilyweareswayedoverquestionsinvolvingminorsbreakingthelaw.