How Angels Are Born (1996)
- Original title
- Como Nascem os Anjos
- Directed by
- Murilo Salles
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two children living in a Rio de Janeiro favela get involved in kidnapping an American man. The film follows their struggle in a harsh environment.
rawgrittyintenseurbanpoverty-strickentensedesperate
What happens
How Angels Are Born (Portuguese: Como Nascem os Anjos) is a 1996 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Murilo Salles. It stars Priscila Assum and Silvio Guindane as two Rio de Janeiro favela's children who become involved in the kidnapping of an American man played by Larry Pine. How Angels Are Born has received awards at film festivals, and has been well received by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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