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.
Acting
Andréa Beltrão's controlled panic—every micro-decision reads on her face.
Direction
Farias shoots the favela as labyrinth and trap, never exotic spectacle.
Editing
Lean runtime with no fat; every cut tightens the noose.
Director
Maurício Farias
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Rio favelas during the controversial 'pacification' era; the film deliberately avoids tourist gaze to show infrastructure as weapon.
Beltrão based her performance on real teachers working in high-risk zones, spending weeks shadowing educators who'd witnessed violence.
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