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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.
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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.
Release date
30 August 2002
Runtime
2h 9m
Status
Released
Language
Portuguese
Origin
Brazil, France, Germany
Genres
Drama, Crime
Worldwide figures from TMDB; not real-time.
Production budget
$3,300,000
Worldwide revenue
$30,641,770
Revenue less budget
+$27,341,770