Time of Fear

Time of Fear

The day São Paulo stopped

2009 · 120 min · ★ 5.4 · Crime, Drama

Year 2006. There are riots in São Paulo. In the middle of the violent situation, widow Lucia is trying to get her young son Rafael from prison.

Directed by Sérgio Rezende · Written by Patrícia Andrade

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