El Sistema

El Sistema

2008
2h 0m
7.3

7.3/10

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"Music to Change Lfie"

Overview

El Sistema is a network of childrens and youth orchestras, music centres and workshops in Venezuela, in which more than 250,000 children and young people are currently learning to play an instrument. It was set up over thirty years ago by José Antonio Abreu, who was driven by the utopian vision of a better future. In the dangerous and poverty-stricken shanty towns of Caracas, Abreu lifts children out of poverty through music, changing both people and structures. The film El Sistema shows how Abreus astonishing ideas have led the way out of the vicious circle of poverty - and how the power of music has been able to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Countries
Germany Venezuela
Spoken Languages
English Spanish

Quick Facts

Release Date December 16, 2008
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt1350508
Website Visit Site

Cast

José Antonio Abreu
José Antonio Abreu

Himself

Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel

Himself

Frank Di Polo
Frank Di Polo

Himself

Sergio Prado
Sergio Prado

Himself

Key Crew

Paul Smaczny
Director
Günter Atteln
Producer
Maria Stodtmeier
Director
Oliver Rieger
Producer