Something in the Air
2002 · 92 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Action
Based on the true story of four friends who decide to install a communal pirate radio station called Rádio Favela in a shanty-town, to give voice to the outcasts' complaints.
Directed by Helvécio Ratton
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Babu Santana Roque -
Adolfo Moura Zequiel - B Benjamim Abras Brau
- E Edyr de Castro Neusa
- P Priscila Dias Fátima
- R Renata Otto Lídia
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Tião D'Avila Delegado - H Hamilton Borges Walê Baiano
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Marku Ribas Pai de Brau -
Alexandre Moreno Jorge
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