Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Action / Crime / Drama /  more » Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 25 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.8 (145,368 votes)  more »   Also rated #16 in the Top 250 Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.  more »

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Filmmakers: Fernando Meirelles - Director, Kátia Lund - Co-Director, Paulo Lins - Writer (novel), Bráulio Mantovani - Writer (screenplay), Andrea Barata Ribeiro - Producer, Mauricio Andrade Ramos - Producer, César Charlone - Cinematographer, Ed Cortês - Composer, Antonio Pinto - Composer, Tulé Peak - Production Designer, Daniel Rezende - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Alexandre Rodrigues ... Buscapé - Rocket	14,227
	Leandro Firmino da Hora¹ ... Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé	19,497
	Phellipe Haagensen ... Bené - Benny	19,447
	Douglas Silva ... Dadinho - Li'l Dice	21,468
	Jonathan Haagensen ... Cabeleira - Shaggy	29,400