A robber breaks into a house in the Santa Teresa district of Rio de Janeiro and kidnaps the family's youngest son. Based on a true kidnapping that happened in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, whose victim, Carlinhos, has never been found to this day.
Acting
Jorge Dória's desperation feels uncomfortably real.
Direction
Di Mello shoots Rio like a trap closing slowly.
Director
Victor di Mello
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Carlinhos case dominated Brazilian headlines for months; his mother became a national figure of grief until her death in 2019, still without answers.
Director Victor di Mello was murdered in 1982, just months after release — some crew whispered the film's grim energy followed him. The case remains unsolved.
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