Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
21K
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- Directors
- Writers
- Andy Mulligan(based on the novel by)
- Felipe Braga(additional material)
- Richard Curtis(screenplay by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Directors
- Writers
- Andy Mulligan(based on the novel by)
- Felipe Braga(additional material)
- Richard Curtis(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Eduardo Luis
- Gardoas Gardo
- (as Eduardo Luís)
- Directors
- Writers
- Andy Mulligan(based on the novel by)
- Felipe Braga(additional material)
- Richard Curtis(screenplay by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
When two trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys, Rafael and Gardo, realize that what they've found must be important. —Universal Pictures
- Taglines
- You never know what you might find
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIt is based on the 2010 novel by Andy Mulligan.
- GoofsDespite being typical in northern rain forest areas of Brazil, the stilt houses shown as the boys' homes are not common in Rio de Janeiro slums.
- Quotes
Father Juilliard: Don't waste your life fighting battles that make you better or make you die.
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening Universal logo animation, the lights of some Brasilian cities are visible longer than the rest of the cities of the world.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film '72: Episode #44.3 (2015)
- SoundtracksRap Da Felicidade
(Julinho Rasta, Kátia (as Katia))
Performed by M.C. Cidinho (as MC Cidinho) e Doca
Courtesy of Link Records
Top review
You'll find yourself talking out loud in the cinema
A brilliantly exciting film from start to finish. The three boys are a triumph, and the way the film handles them, and uses their emotional closeness, their friendship, is a credit to Director Stephen Daldry and his crew, as well as to the three boys themselves, recruited from the streets of Brazil. The story jumps from one level of excitement to the next in a series of clever set pieces that, at the same time as they increase the tension to almost unbearable levels, answer the questions raised by the mystery; what exactly is the significance of what the boys find, as they comb through the giant mountains of trash, trying to earn enough to eat from recycling plastic and tin? The chase scenes through the favelas are exhilarating. Literally, you find yourself talking out loud. The film is a celebration of Andy Mulligan's stunning novel of the same name.
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- sam-228-602271
- Feb 2, 2015
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Umut Kırıntıları
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,484
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,230
- Oct 11, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $4,809,022
- Runtime
- 1h 54min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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