regrettably ace and wallace find themselves trapped the middle of the war and on opposite sides, resulting in their friendship reaching a standstill.

in a world where sons raise themselves without adequate role models, we see ace and wallace continue some of the bleak pattern of their fathers.

written in portuguese with english subtitles more information on this vibrant film can be found on the official website here.

a brazilian film directed by breno silveira, era uma vez (once upon a time in rio) (2008) tells the story of dé (thiago martins), a boy living in the favela of cantagalo in copacabana, who at a young age sees his brother being murdered by a drug dealer and his adopted brother carlăo (rocco pitanga) being expelled from the favela by gang members and unjustly sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.