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This week we present a Brazilian documentary special. We speak to British director Asif Kapadia about his film Senna, the tragic tale of the Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna.

Rio Breaks explores the lives of the young surfers of the favelas. Its writer and producer Vince Medeiros joins Jason and Asif to discuss the Brazilian love of sport and daring and how surfing is keeping young people away from the violent gang culture.

Xan Brooks pops up to review some of this week's other releases, including X-Men: First Class, Gérard Depardieu in Mammuth, Keira Knightley in Last Night and sperm donation documentary Donor Unknown.

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There's no shortage of gorgeous surfing documentaries out there. "Rio Breaks," directed by Justin Mitchell and newly available on DVD from Factory 25, aims for something beyond just stunning surf footage, following two boys growing up in one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous, drug gang-infested favelas. For Fabio and Naama, surfing provides a temporary escape -- and possibly a permanent one, if they can manage to navigate their way onto the pro circuit.

This week only, you can watch "Rio Breaks" in its entirety below -- if you enjoy the film, consider picking up the DVD.

Here's a statement from director Justin Mitchell:

When I first decided to make a surf film, I knew that I needed to find a story to tell where surfing was the thread rather than the focus. That, and the story couldn't be yet another tale of following pro surfers around the world to...