Released:
2002-08-30

Overview:
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.

Director:
Fernando Meirelles

Runtime:
2h 9min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Alexandre Rodrigues
  as
  Buscapé - Rocket
• 
  Leandro Firmino
  as
  Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
• 
  Phellipe Haagensen
  as
  Bené - Benny
• 
  Douglas Silva
  as
  Dadinho - Li'l Dice
• 
  Jonathan Haagensen
  as
  Cabeleira - Shaggy