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Movie Info
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Director -
Fernando Meirelles -
Producer -
Andrea Barata Ribeiro , Maurício Andrade Ramos -
Screenwriter -
Bráulio Mantovani , Paulo Lins -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
O2 Filmes , Lumiere Productions , Lereby , Globo Filmes , Hank Levine Film , StudioCanal , VideoFilmes , Wild Bunch -
Rating -
R (Language|Drug Content|Sexuality|Strong Brutal Violence) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
Brazilian Portuguese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 17, 2003, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 17, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$7.6M -
Runtime -
2h 11m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Dolby Stereo
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