Trash (2014)

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.

Directors:

Stephen Daldry, Christian Duurvoort (co-director)

Writers:

Andy Mulligan (based on the novel by), Felipe Braga (additional material)

Stars:

Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Martin Sheen

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rickson Tevez	...	Raphael (as Rickson Tévis)
Wagner Moura	...	José Angelo
José Dumont	...	Carlos, Policeman
Daniel Zettel	...	Carlos' Partner
Eduardo Luis	...	Gardo (as Eduardo Luís)
Luis Felipe da Silva Costa	...	Trash Kid No. 1
Gabriel Dias da Costa Silva	...	Trash Kid No. 2
Selton Mello	...	Frederico
Stepan Nercessian	...	Antonio Santos
Teca Pereira	...	Graça
Rooney Mara	...	Olivia
Letícia Cunha Camara Pereira de Carvalho	...	Trash Kid No. 3
Rafael de Biase	...	Trash Kid No. 4
Martin Sheen	...	Father Juilliard
Israel Gomes	...	Raphael's Cousin No. 1

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.

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Plot Keywords:

wallet | slum | brazil | bible | key | 

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Taglines:

You never know what you might find

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Brazil Germany

Language:

Portuguese English

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Desechos y esperanza

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,230, 11 October 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,230, 11 October 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Films, O2 Filmes, PeaPie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy Mulligan's novel 'Trash' is based on the work of the Philippine Community Fund.

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Goofs

Despite 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.

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Quotes

Father Juilliard: Don't waste your life fighting battles that make you better or make you die.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening Universal logo animation, the lights of some Brasilian cities are visible longer than the rest of the cities of the world.

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Connections

Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2015)

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Soundtracks

Rap Da Felicidade
(Julinho Rasta, Kátia (as Katia))
Performed by M.C. Cidinho (as MC Cidinho) e Doca
Courtesy of Link Records

User Reviews

It's a nine!

I'm Portuguese and i speak reasonably well English. So i was able to watch this movie with no subtitles. Thanks God! The subtitling was awful, translating Portuguese to English. How can i resume this movie? Tropa de Elite meets Da Vinci Code? Weird no? No, nothing like that. This is an amazing picture of poverty, hope, friendship and trying to do the right thing, no matter what. It's hard to me to explain why i loved this movie. But i have no trouble to explain the main message: Brazil is a corrupt and dangerous country, not because of the common thieves, of the poor people, but because of the corrupt police and the rich and powerful people. A poor thief could steal a couple of bucks, a rich one could steal millions.