AOS TEUS OLHOS: A CONTEMPORARY LOOK AT PEDOPHILIA AND THE “COURT” OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Abstract

The article starts with a review of “Aos Teus Olhos”, a film starred by Daniel Oliveira, in which swimming instructor Rubens is accused of pedophilia against one of his pupils. The text’s guiding thread is a discussion based on specialized literature that shows that rather than a real increase in pedophilia, there is greater control of and punishment to that type of crime. The film’s plot addresses cases that happened before and after the advent of social media, in which some teachers had their lives destroyed by rumors. Finally, the film and this text are expected to be used as important teaching resources in teachers’ initial and continued training, in order to help discussing pedophilia and the power of social media concerning destruction of Education professionals’ lives.

Keywords:
Education; Motion pictures; Pedophilia; Social media