Streets of Rio
MovieTitle | Show de Bola |
User score | 4.3 |
Release date | Jan 30, 2008 |
Genre | Drama, Crime |
Director | Alexander Pickl |
Production country | Brazil, Germany |
Production companies | Orange Pictures, Devon Media Group |
Revenue | $123,045 |
Run time | 101 min. |
Rio de Janeiro. Confronted with the violence that exists in the favela where he lives, Tiago sees the only way out to become a soccer player and, in this way, help his family to have a better life. Although he is the best player in his neighborhood and the chances of being discovered by a scout are good, he faces a number of problems. One of them is Tubarão, the leader of the most powerful gang in the favela, who wants Tiago to work for him as a drug dealer. To complicate matters even more, Tiago falls in love with Juliana, Tubarão's sister.