Summary
In Rio de Janeiro, over many days, the director Maria Ramos witnesses and films the judgment of several teenagers accused of stealing, trafficking and murdering. Underage youths are protected by the Brazilian laws and their faces can not be exposed; therefore, they are replaced by teenagers from poor communities.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 72
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 57 countries
+47Released
2007
December 1, 2007
19 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
Brazil
Directing · 4
- Maria Ramos Director, Writer, Associate Producer, Editor
- Alice Lanari First Assistant Director
- Lupa Mendes Script Supervisor
- Adriana Cursino Assistant Director
Production · 16
- Telmo Maia Producer
- Diler Trindade Producer
- Geraldo Silva de Carvalho Producer
- Thiego Balteiro Producer
- Karina Vanes Post Production Coordinator
- Juca Diaz Production Supervisor
Camera · 7
- Luís Abramo Additional Camera
- Rodrigo Monte Second Company Grip
- Joaquim Torres Assistant Camera
- José Adelson Santana Assistant Camera
- André Lopes de Oliveira Assistant Camera
- Fabian Boal Second Company Grip
Editing · 4
- Joana Collier Editor
- Eduardo Escorel Editorial Consultant
- João Theodoro Colorist
- Leandro Scorsafava Archival Footage Coordinator
Sound · 7
- José Moreau Louzeiro Sound Recordist
- Altyr Pereira Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Denilson Campos Sound Mixer
- Carlos Klachquin Dolby Consultant
- Pedro Sá Earp Sound Recordist
- Alaerson Nonô Coelho Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects · 3
- Marcelo Siqueira Visual Effects Supervisor
- Rogério Marinho Visual Effects
- Robson Sartori Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 4
- Thiago Lima Assistant Electrician
- Marcelo Pecis Electrician
- Anderson Cabeça Electrician
- Alessandro Santos Rocha Electrician
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