Kites

Kites

2025 · 85 min · Drama

In a magical realist world where you can have a conversation with your guardian angel, Duvo, a 25-year-old gangster, searches for peace and redemption from a life marked by crime in this beautifully lyrical look at life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández · Written by Walter Thompson-Hernández

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