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.
Alexandre Rodrigues
as Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino
as Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen
as Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva
as Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen
as Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele
as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge
as Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino
as Alicate - Clipper
Alice Braga
as Angélica
Emerson Gomes
as Barbantinho - Stringy
Edson Oliveira
as Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel Gomes
as Bené Criança - Young Benny