Rio's suburbs hide militia horrors behind birthday parties and small talk. Ordinary evil, extraordinarily tense.
Under the masks and fantasies of another day in Rio's suburbs, the intense reality of families and neighbors living in a neighborhood under the domain of the expansive militia is hidden.
Acting
Mariana Nunes carries worlds in glances, never speeches.
Direction
Von Krüger's restraint makes violence feel inevitable, not spectacular.
Director
Pedro Von Krüger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brazilian militias—paramilitary gangs often formed by off-duty cops—control an estimated 2 million Rio residents. The film's mundanity is documentary-adjacent horror.
Von Krüger shot in actual militia-controlled areas, with local non-professionals mixed with established actors. That tension you feel? Sometimes authentic fear.
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