Arena (2009)
Overview
A young man under house arrest spends his time in the best way he can by making some tattoos. His relative peace is strangely disturbed when he's attacked and robbed by three kids from the neighborhood. From then on, he'll try to find the kids who took his money and maybe give them a lesson. But with those actions, comes the reflection of how things were and are in this place filled with violence and hostility. Is change possible?
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 1.272 |
Directed By
João Salaviza
Crew
João Salaviza
João Salaviza
João Salaviza
Vasco Viana
Maria João Mayer
François d'Artemare
Maria Ribeiro
Nádia Santos Henriques
Abigail Machado
Inês Clemente
Nuno Carvalho
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