Released Date:
2009-04-19
Languages:
English, Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil, USA
Runtime:
85 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (987 Reviews)
Director:
Jason KohnGenres:
DocumentarySeveral stories are told simultaneously: a frog farm in northern Brasil launders money for a corrupt politician; a young woman who was kidnapped for ransom talks about her ordeal; a plastic surgeon discusses then demonstrates how to reconstruct a severed ear; a young business man has his cars armored and takes a course in evasive driving; a policeman in Sao Paulo's anti-kidnapping squad discusses his work; a civil engineer, the attorney general, and a district attorney describe their anti-corruption efforts. Violence and corruption is Brasil: the object is money.
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