this movie have an outstanding acting and by marilia pêra and and a stunning dicretcion by the argentine hector babenco . this be and in my opinion and the best brazilian movie ever make . the movie be film with child from the favelas and the brazilian ghetos . the child weren not actor and be cast by babenco in the city of rio de janeiro . the story be about the criminal child that be arrest in the correctional prison and that look much bad than alcatraz . the child be constantly rap and beat by the policeman . unfortunately this be not purely fiction and in brazil it do happen till today . a must see for those who like violent movie . but take your mother off the room and because it be a hard movie .