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LEGALIZE IT - FRIENDSHIP NEVER DIES

LEGALIZE JÁ - AMIZADE NUNCA MORRE

By Johnny ARAÚJO, Gustavo BONAFÉ

Drama - Completed 2016

The meeting between Marcelo D2 and Skunk, who sold t-shirts and cassette tapes in Rio de Janeiro, created one of Brazil's most popular bands in the 1990s: Planet Hemp. Suppressed by a prejudiced society, they made their music a cry for freedom and resistance.

Festivals
& Awards

Sao Paulo IFF 2017

Audience Award - Best Brazilian Fiction

Rio de Janeiro IFF 2017

Première Brasil: Hors Concours Fiction Feature Film

Ventana Sur 2018

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- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Drama, Biography
- Countries
- BRAZIL
- Languages
- PORTUGUESE
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 95 mn
- Director(s)
- Johnny ARAÚJO, Gustavo BONAFÉ
- Writer(s)
- Felipe BRAGA
- Cast
- Renato GOES, Ícaro SILVA, Marina PROVENZZANO, Stepan NERCESSIAN, Rafaela MANDELLI
- Producer(s)
- Paulo SCHMIDT (ACADEMIA DE FILMES), Marily RAPHUL (ACADEMIA DE FILMES)
- Synopsis
- 3) Synopsis:
  How could the encounter between two young men, who sold t-shirts and tapes in the center of Rio de Janeiro to support themselves, give rise to one of the most popular bands in Brazil in the 1990s?
  "Legalize It – Friendship Never Dies" tells this transformative moment in the life of Marcelo – now known as Marcelo D2 – and his friend Skunk, who culminated in the formation of Planet Hemp band. Suppressed by a prejudiced society, the two made music a cry of alertness and resistance, conquering the hearts and minds of a whole generation.

LEGALIZE IT - FRIENDSHIP NEVER DIES

LEGALIZE JÁ - AMIZADE NUNCA MORRE

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