Content from Central Única das Favelas

The documentary presents the life of young favela dwellers who work with drug trafficking. The documentary was recorded between 1998 and 2006, when the producers visited various poor communities in Brazil, recording a total of 90 hours of video. The name of the documentary comes from the term "falcão" (falcon) used in the slums to refer to the lookouts who keep watch over the community and inform when the police or a rival group approaches. During the recordings the two producers had to face the hostile environment where the boys lived.

With the stories of Aline Souza, Elaine Torres, Eulária de Jesus, Liane Pereira, Loanda Rufino and Rosimeire Miranda, the special highlights the protagonism of mothers in the favelas of Brazil.