Once Upon a Time in Rio
Directed by Breno Silveira
Produced by Globo Filmes, Lereby Produções
A socially conscious romance set against Rio's stark class divide, where love between a beach vendor and a wealthy lawyer's daughter confronts systemic inequality and family resistance.
Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...
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Is Once Upon a Time in Rio sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time in Rio easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Once Upon a Time in Rio end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Once Upon a Time in Rio violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Once Upon a Time in Rio scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
