"If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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Budget
$3.3M
$3,300,000
Worldwide Gross
$30.6M
$30,641,770
Net Profit
+$27.3M
+$27,341,770
Return on Investment
+829%
5.0x budget
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