Film

News from a Personal War

7.8199957mDocumentary Crime

Director: João Moreira Salles
Year: 1999

A documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped in a daily war that knows no winners.

Top cast

Nilton Cerqueira

Himself

Carlos Luis Gregório

Himself

Paulo Lins

Himself

Hélio Luz

Himself

Rodrigo Pimentel

Himself

Itamar Silva

Himself

Directed by

João Moreira Salles, Kátia Lund

Written by

João Moreira Salles, Kátia Lund

Produced by

Raquel Freire Zangrandi