News from a Personal War
1999•57m•7.8•Released
DocumentaryCrime
A documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped in a daily war that knows no winners.
Director
João Moreira Salles
Writer
João Moreira Salles, Kátia Lund
Languages
Portuguese
Cast
Nilton Cerqueira
Himself
Carlos Luis Gregório
Himself
Paulo Lins
Himself
Hélio Luz
Himself
Rodrigo Pimentel
Himself
Itamar Silva
Himself
Production
Producer
Raquel Freire Zangrandi
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