Two decades in a Rio housing project, narrated by a boy who would rather take photographs than carry a gun. The kids who choose the other option get older very fast and then not at all.
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- Story & Writing avg 5
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- Cinematography avg 4.5
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- Pacing & Editing avg 5
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10/10
Letterboxd
5.0★
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5.0★
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10.0/10
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10/10
Metacritic (user)
10/10
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Cast
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- Director
- Fernando Meirelles
- Cinematography
- César Charlone
- Music
- Antônio Pinto
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