Boca
1994 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
J.J. is a beautiful American journalist who's sent to Brazil just as the famous Carnival begins, to investigate reports of brutal murders of street kids from favelas, the notorious Brazilian slums. The corrupt officials won't help, so through her producer's contacts she finds out where the next execution will happen on her own. Once there, she sees a vicious local crime boss called "Boca" ("Mouth"), short for his full street name--"Mouth of Gold", a nickname he got for having rows of golden teeth in his mouth, saving the children and killing the executioners. Since the corrupt local government and police have no intentions of stopping the killings, she tries to get close to Boca and convince him to help her with her story and save more kids.
Direction Walter Avancini · Zalman King
Cast Rae Dawn Chong · Martin Kemp · Tarcísio Meira · Martin Sheen · Carlos Eduardo Dolabella · José Lewgoy · Denise Milfont · Patrick de Oliveira · Nelson Xavier · Ruth de Souza · Anselmo Vasconcelos · Luma de Oliveira · Maria Padilha
Soundtrack Richard Feldman · Adam Gorgoni · Paul Pesco · Midge Ure
Screenplay Ed Silverstein
Cinematography Pedro Farkas
Original title Boca
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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