Top billed cast

1. 

   Alexandre Rodrigues

   Buscapé - Rocket

2. 

   Leandro Firmino

   Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

3. 

   Phellipe Haagensen

   Bené - Benny

4. 

   Douglas Silva

   Dadinho - Li'l Dice

5. 

   Jonathan Haagensen

   Cabeleira - Shaggy

6. 

   Matheus Nachtergaele

   Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

7. 

   Seu Jorge

   Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

8. 

   Jefechander Suplino

   Alicate - Clipper

9. 

   Alice Braga

   Angélica

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Reviews

A review by Crazypiglady

Written by Crazypiglady on 2023-05-06

It’s a great film and well worthy of its the respect it has. It’s gruelling too, the 18 rating is due to the thread running through the film of continuous and ruthless violence of gangs trying to control their drug area. The is the story told through the eyes of ‘Rocket’ who avoids getting in to the gang war of his brother and friends by trying to find a safer life.

The film combines slick production without losing a genuine documentary feel which I think it is why it’s so enduring. While it achieves a feeling of reality, it isn’t specifically a true story. However, the Cidade ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Portuguese

Budget
$3,300,000.00

Revenue
$30,641,770.00

Keywords

• street gang
• photographer
• gangster
• rio de janeiro
• gang war
• ghetto
• based on true story
• coming of age
• introspective
• conceited