FERNANDO MEIRELLES, KÁTIA LUND | BRAZIL, FRANCE | 2002 | 130 MIN | R | PORTUGUESE
Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s epic, decades-spanning crime saga traces the plight of two very different individuals within the crime-riddled favelas of Rio de Janeiro: an aspiring photographer determined to document his increasingly deteriorating home and a destined criminal looking to rule it.
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Mané Galinha, Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino
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