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Director Fernando Meirelles
Writers Bráulio Mantovani
In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas during the 1970s, a young resident tries to build a safer future by observing and recording life around him. As drug trafficking and turf wars escalate, the neighborhood’s everyday routines are swallowed by violence, shifting loyalties, and the struggle to survive.