by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this film, Brazilian teen Dede lives with his middle-class grandparents, who are members of the local communist party. The local party officials ask Dede to take over his ailing grandfather's position of social authority, but when Dede is introduced to cocaine, the drug becomes more appealing than political activism.
characteristics
- Narcotics
- Teen
- Grandparent
- Grandmother
- Drugs
- Addict