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Schools in Fight

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In one of the richest and most conservative states in Brazil, the modus operandi of public education suffers a setback when high school students react to the official decree that determines the closure of 94 schools and the reallocation of students.

In a few days, through social networks and apps, we see students organize a response in a true Spring Revolution: They occupy 241 schools and take to the streets to protest. The state decrees war on students and every relationship becomes a revolution.

Schools in Fight follows the students as they fight for their right to an education. Through interviews and cameras inside the buildings, operated by the same students, the film throws light on a generation that dared to face that autocratic gesture of the State. The documentary presents a change in culture with emphasis on feminism and racism, and the consequent changes in student relations. It offers an unprecedented glimpse into the birth and growth of a peaceful movement that ultimately succeeded in overturning the government’s decree.

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