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Released
2009 · FILM

Dancing with the Devil

Directed by
Jon Blair, Jon Blair Nm0086282
Runtime
105 min
Documentary

Synopsis

Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slums. Spiderman, a 28-year-old drug lord, embarks on a routine patrol through the shadowy streets of Coréia, the sprawling slum he controls. Inspector Leonardo Torres, a muscle-bound operative from Rio's drug squad, inches through the alleys of another shantytown, shots ringing out around him. And Pastor Dione, an evangelical preacher intent on ending Rio's drug conflict, trawls the slums for lost souls. With unprecedented access to some of Rio's most wanted men, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God tells the story of Rio's drug war through the eyes of three men locked into one of the bloodiest urban conflicts on earth. Written by Jon Blair and Tom Phillips

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Principal cast & crew: 10

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Edited by Matthew BriggsShot by Lance GewerScored by Os Apostolos

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  • Der Pastor, der Dealer und der Polizistde

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