Brazilian teens chasing dreams while dodging bullets — and it's somehow hopeful?
In the ghettos of the greatest metropolis in Brazil, a midst flying bullets, love and any number of hurdles, young people's stories mingle and collide in the search for dreams and choices. Inspired by true stories, the feature film 'Broken Town' reveals the struggle faced and the choices made by teenagers who have always been surrounded by weapons, crime, and hardship.
Acting
Non-professional cast brings devastating authenticity.
Direction
Grostein Andrade finds beauty without romanticizing poverty.
Director
Fernando Grostein Andrade
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grostein Andrade spent two years in São Paulo favelas casting non-actors, many of whom lived versions of these stories.
Released months before Brazil's 2014 World Cup, it was marginalized in favor of 'positive' national image films.
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