Plot
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, alive with the charm of the 1950s, a gang of street kids known as Capitães da Areia (Captains of the Sands) are hunted like common criminals. As we draw closer, we see that they are just children, almost a hundred of them, completely abandoned. But they won't be children for long: by the end of this odyssey, many will have become men. A year in the lives of these boys, in which they have incredible adventures, the most wonderful dreams, visit hell, discover sex, death and freedom!
Written by
Cecília Amado, Jorge Amado, Hilton Lacerda
Directed by
Cecília Amado, Guy Gonçalves
Crew
Production Countries
Brazil
Production Companies
MGN Filmes
Languages
Português
Awards
4 wins & 18 nominations
Scores
# of Votes
1,130
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA