Streets of Rio

Movie·2008·1h 41m

Streets of Rio

He had several choices, but only one chance!

Directed By

Alexander Pickl

Country

Brazil

Language

Portuguese

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The Story

Original title: Show de Bola

Rio de Janeiro. Confronted with the violence that exists in the favela where he lives, Tiago sees the only way out to become a soccer player and, in this way, help his family to have a better life. Although he is the best player in his neighborhood and the chances of being discovered by a scout are good, he faces a number of problems. One of them is Tubarão, the leader of the most powerful gang in the favela, who wants Tiago to work for him as a drug dealer. To complicate matters even more, Tiago falls in love with Juliana, Tubarão's sister.

Written By

Rene Belmonte, Nick Weisman

Producer

Stephan Barth, Philip Schulz-Deyle

Cinematography

Arie Van Dam

Editor

Jens Klüber

Themes

dying and deathnew loveslumdrug traffickingrio de janeiroghettodelinquencyteachermurderorganized crimefootball (soccer)favela

Production House

Orange Pictures
Devon Media Group

Audience Score

47%

5 votes

Skip19%
Timepass44%
Go for it28%
Perfection9%

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Cast

Thiago Martins

Thiago Martins

Tiago

Lui Mendes

Lui Mendes

Tubarão

Luís Otávio Fernandes

Sabia

Naima Santos

Naima Santos

Juliana

Gabriel Mattar

Gabriel Mattar

Marcos

Arthur Bispo Coutinho

Cocada

Ralf Richter

Ralf Richter

Horst

Patukinha

Rato

Sandra Pêra

Sandra Pêra

Tiagos Mutter Maria

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Crew

Alexander Pickl

Director

Rene Belmonte

Screenplay

Nick Weisman

Screenplay

Jens Klüber

Editor

Arie Van Dam

Director of Photography

Stephan Barth

Producer

Philip Schulz-Deyle

Producer

Dan Maag

Producer

Júlio Uchoa

Executive Producer

Daniela Huml

Executive Producer

Ricardo Fasanello

Executive Producer

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