Directed by Fernando Meirelles
An Oscar-nominated drama crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 1%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
8.4/10
8K ratings
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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Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.
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