Movie
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
8.4/10
2002
2h 9m
pt
Drama
Crime
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, Kátia Lund
Writers
Bráulio Mantovani
Movie Information
Release Date
August 30, 2002
Runtime
2h 9m
Status
Released
Original Language
pt
Vote Count
8,082
Production
Hank Levine Film & Music
