31 Aug 2007
City of Men
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
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Marta Aurélia Francisca Carla
Ney Matogrosso Doutor Virgílio
Elke Maravilha Lúcia
Vinícius de Oliveira Doutor Hugo
Ana Maria da Conceição Joana
Tereza Dávila Silva Souza Cleidiane
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