An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos, Camila Moneiro, Naima Silva |
| Director |
Paulo Morelli |
| Screenplay | Elena Soarez, Paulo Morelli |
| Music | Antonio Pinto |
| Cinematography | Adriano Goldman |
| Editing | Daniel Rezende |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Fox Filmes do Brasil, Globo Filmes, O2 Filmes, Petrobrás |
Official Site | IMDB page
Trailer: Medium | Scroll down for embedded trailer
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Implied, infrequent |
| Violence | Strong, not graphic, mild blood, not gory |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Kevin Crust | 10 |  |
| The Citizen David Jenkin | 16 | |
| eye Weekly Chandler Levack  You just can’t remake City of God. | 5 |  |
| Metacritic.com 25 critics | 13 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 64 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A touching tale of youths coming of age in Rio's harsh favelas. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 1220 Netizens Sensitive and emotive movie | 15 | |
Average .. 64% | 13 | |