Fernando Meirelles presents, from the production company of the feature film City of God (Cidade de Deus), Up Against Them All (Contra Todos), by Roberto Moreira
winner of the Silver Firebird Award
at the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival
(Main Competition - Firebird Awards for Young Cinema)
An urban drama of betrayal and revenge, set in the poor suburbs of São Paulo. Its principal characters are members of a lower middle class family: Trapped in tragic relationships and realities, they try to escape their destiny of violence and murder.
“I did not intent to judge my characters, but to highlight the complexity of their reality with its ambiguities and contradictions.” – Roberto Moreira
“A film unlike any I´ve seen before” – Fernando Meirelles (City of God)