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VERONICA

By Mauricio FARIAS

Drama - Completed 2008

A public teacher takes a student to his house in the slum, but on arrival discovers that drug dealers have killed his parents and now are looking for him..

- Year of production
- 2008
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- BRAZIL
- Languages
- BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Mauricio FARIAS
- Cast
- Andrea BELTRÃO, Ailton GRAÇA, Marco RICCA
- Producer(s)
- Silvia FRAIHA (FRAIHA PRODUCOES)
- Synopsis
- Veronica, a 40 years old teacher, works in a periphery poor school in Rio de Janeiro. One day, after class, Leandro, a seven year old kid is waiting for his parents by the school gate. They don´t appear. She decides to take him home. Guided by him, she enters in the slum and discovers that his parents were killed by the traffic group. The boy's life is in danger and only Veronica can help him. She discovers a network of corruption and traffic power. The enemy is growing bigger and they are totally wrapped. With the boy, she will wake up again for love and hope.