10 Centavos(2007)

10 Centavos follows a young boy navigating a single day in Salvador, Brazil. Living in the railway suburbs on the city's edge, he works as a car guard in the historic center, watching over vehicles for spare change. The film captures the rhythms of street life and economic survival in one of Brazil's oldest cities, offering an intimate portrait of childhood shaped by necessity rather than privilege. Through observational storytelling, 10 Centavos reveals the resourcefulness and resilience of a child making his way in an unequal world, earning the small coins that sustain his family. The film is a quiet, humanistic look at urban poverty and the daily hustle of those often invisible to passing traffic.