Private Project

O Núcleo

The “Núcleo Caminhos para Jesus” is a private philanthropic institution founded in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) in 1969 by Celio Tropia. It offers free assistance to the poor and people affected by cerebral paralysis and runs mainly thanks to donations. 
This documentary tells stories of everyday life within the three sectors of the Núcleo.
The “House of the Path”, which hosts children and adults with cerebral paralysis of varying severity, who were shunned or removed from their families, shows neuropsychiatrists, doctors and speech therapists engaged in activities of recreation and rehabilitation, but more importantly of feeding paralyzed patients through the mouth or the feeding tube.
The “School for the Disabled”, shows the basic activities of alphabetization, personal hygiene and socialization that involve disadvantaged teens and children. Particular attention is given to the teacher meetings in which different educational approaches are discussed, as well as the problems about discipline and interpersonal relationships.
Finally, in the “House of Hope”, that host elderly poor people, the documentary focuses on the rehabilitation and care activities of social workers and psychologists, who confront the families of the guests, who often experience conflictual relationships and situations of neglect and loneliness. 

  • enrico basaldella
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    O Núcleo
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 53 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    mini dv
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival del Cinema Latino Americano
    Trieste
    Italy
    October 23, 2016
  • Festival Agenda Brasil
    Milano
    Italy
    November 1, 2017
  • Cinemazero Movie Theatre
    Pordenone
    Italy
    December 13, 2016
  • Visionario Movie Theatre
    Udine
    Italy
    December 15, 2016
  • Giorgione Movie Theatre
    Venezia
    Italy
    February 22, 2017
  • EtnofilmFest 2018 - 11ª Mostra del Cinema Documentario Etnografico
    Monselice (PD)
    Italy
    June 3, 2018
  • Milano Latin Festival
    Milano
    Italy
    July 15, 2018
  • FestCine Pedra Azul
    Domigos MArtins - ES
    Brazil
    August 9, 2018
    Documentary Competition
  • 2° Italian Film Fest
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    September 25, 2018
  • International Children's Rights Day
    Verona
    Italy
    November 20, 2018
  • FICMARC - Caribbean Sea International Film Festival
    Isla de Margarita - Nueva Esparta
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    January 24, 2019
Distribution Information
  • Persona Film
    Country: Italy
    Rights: Theatrical, Video / Disc
Director Biography - enrico basaldella

ENRICO BASALDELLA INFO: I'm a freelance documentaryst and videomaker.
I directed the photography for the backstage of the Gabriele Salvatores film "Come Dio comanda" and "Il ragazzo invisibile" and I assisted the director Mimmo Calopresti in the film "La felicità non costa niente". 
IN 2011 I'have produced the documentary ATRAVÉS DA OBRA – ACROSS THE OPUS that focuses on the daily activity in the Educational Opus "Padre Giussani" kindergartens, founded in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) presented at Festivals and available in essay theaters here in Italy.

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