Academy Awards, USA 2004
| Nominated Oscar | Best Director Fernando Meirelles |
| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani | |
| Best Cinematography César Charlone | |
| Best Film Editing Daniel Rezende |
Miramax
Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Miramax)
Teen and preteen thugs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro kill each other or innocent bystanders for drugs, money and fun. One of them rises to the top of their mafia-style organization, but it is not long before others want his position. A flashy directorial style can't hide the fact that these are reprehensible characters performing graphic acts of violence, often directed at or performed by very young kids. In the predictable ending, the cycle just repeats all over again.
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