for once a story of hope highlight over the tragic reality our youth face . favela rise draw one into a scary and unsafe and unfair world and show through beautiful color and move music how one man and his dedicated friend choose not to accept that world and change it through action and art . an entertaining and interesting and emotional and aesthetically beautiful film . i show this film to numerous high school student a well who all live in neighborhood with poverty and and gun violence and they be enamor with anderson and the protagonist . i recommend this film to all age over 13 ( due to subtitle and some image of death ) from all background .