The filmmaking team that stunned viewers with
City of God returns with this series about two teenage boys coming of age in the dangerous slums of Rio de Janeiro. Laranjinha (
Darlan Cunha) and Acerola (Douglas Silva) are two thirteen-year-old boys who have made their home in a small shantytown in the mountains of Rio. Though life can be hard in such a volatile environment, their spirits are strong and serve well to help the pair endure even when it seems that all hope is lost. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide