The read
A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 99% of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Ratings
IMDb8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic79/100
8,461 audience votes
Key crew
- Bráulio MantovaniScreenplay
- Ed CortêsOriginal Music Composer
- Antonio PintoOriginal Music Composer
- Fernando MeirellesDirector
Cast
- Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé
- Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno / Dadinho
- Phellipe HaagensenBené
- Douglas SilvaDadinho
- Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira
- Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura
- Seu JorgeMané Galinha
- Jefechander SuplinoAlicate
- Alice BragaAngélica
- Emerson GomesBarbantinho
- Edson OliveiraBarbantinho Adulto
- Michel GomesBené Criança
Stills
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Themes
police brutalitystreet gangphotographergangsterjournalismrio de janeirogang warghettobased on true storycoming of agefavelaextreme violence
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