. In a shocking mix of style and realism, Fernando Meirelles's eye-opening film takes you inside the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro, where residents cower in fear while squads of brutal teenagers run the neighborhood drug trade. While watching his peers seduced by lives of crime and violence, one young man determines to break free and become a professional photographer.

Starring: Jonathan Haagensen, Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Matheus Nachtergaele.

Directed By: Kátia Lund, Fernando Meirelles.