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.
Buscapé - Rocket
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Bené - Benny
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Alicate - Clipper
Angélica
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Bené Criança - Young Benny
Berenice - Bernice
Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Cabeção - Melonhead
Editor do Jornal - Rogerio Reis
Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries
Lampião
Marina Cintra
Marreco - Goose
Namorada do Galinha - Knockout's Girlfriend
Otávio
Pai Buscapé - Rocket's Father
Paraíba - Shorty
Rafael
Tio Sam - Uncle Sam
Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Gerente do supermercado - Supermarket Manager
Grande - Big Boy
Mulher do Neguinho - Blacky's Wife
Recepcionista do Motel
Newspaper Employee (uncredited)
Producer
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Director