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