How Angels are Born
Violence begins in childhood
1996 · 1h 28m · N/A
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Murilo Salles
Overview
Two children flee together with a grown up from a slum in Rio because this man had problems with the local drug lord. They end up in the house where a rich American citizen lives with his daughter.
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