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"A lesson in survival."

2009

1h 30m

7.2(41 votes)

Action

Crime

Overview

When a teacher takes one of her students to his home in the slum, she discovers that drug traffickers have killed the child's parents and are looking for the boy.

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Globo Filmes

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Andréa Beltrão

Andréa Beltrão

Verônica

Marco Ricca

Marco Ricca

Paulo

Matheus de Sá

Leandro

Giulio Lopes

Giulio Lopes

Coutinho

Andréa Dantas

Selma

Patrícia Selonik

Aline

Jorge Lucas

Jorge Lucas

Almeida

Thogun Teixeira

Thogun Teixeira

Aranha

Jonathan Azevedo

Jonathan Azevedo

Puleiro

Camila Amado

Camila Amado

Dona Rita

Creative team

Directed by: Maurício Farias
Written by: Maurício Farias
Bernardo Guilherme

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