Finally, a good Latin American movie

Rating: 9/10 (29 August 2004)

This is undoubtedly the best Brazilian movie ever. I give it 9 out of 10. It is totally different of previous Brazilian movies and worths to be seen even by those who have hated all Brazilian movies that have watched.

Fernando Meirelles' masterpiece depicts with extreme realism the sad situation of millions of people who live in constant terror in brazilian slums. People grow learning not to give any value to life. They are under the barbaric rule of drug lords and do not have much chance to change their situation.
This movie shows the battle between two factions for the control of the traffic in the slum and the fight of one inhabitant of the slum to leave this nightmare.