Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008)
Synopsis
Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...
Release Date: 2008-07-25
Runtime: 117 minutes
Director: Breno Silveira
Top Cast
- Thiago Martins as Dé
- Vitória Frate as Nina
- Rocco Pitanga as Carlão
- Paulo César Grande as Evandro
- Cyria Coentro as Bernadete
- Luana Schneider as Cacau
- Fernando Brito as Beto
- Rodrigo Costa as Dé Pequeno
- Augusto Zacchi as Alvaro
- Kikito Junqueira as Café Frio
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