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ERA
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Released 24 years ago.
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Something in the Air
2002 1h 32m PT
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 11
DramaAction
Synopsis
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Based on the true story of four friends who decide to install a communal pirate radio station called Rádio Favela in a shanty-town, to give voice to the outcasts' complaints.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Babu Santana
Roque
Adolfo Moura
Zequiel
Benjamim Abras
Brau
Edyr de Castro
Neusa
Priscila Dias
Fátima
Renata Otto
Lídia
Tião D'Avila
Delegado
Hamilton Borges Walê
Baiano
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Helvécio Ratton
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
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Fun facts 🍿
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor José Tadeu Ribeiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Babu Santana and Adolfo Moura and Benjamim Abras carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0327205 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Helvécio Ratton directs. José Tadeu Ribeiro cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Editor José Tadeu Ribeiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Babu Santana and Adolfo Moura and Benjamim Abras carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0327205 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- José Tadeu Ribeiro
- Costume design
- Paulo Henrique
- Makeup / hair
- Rosa Versoça
- Sound
- David Miranda-Hardy
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- PT
Also by
Helvécio Ratton
Production companies
Who made it
Quimera Filmes
BR
Key crew
- Script SupervisorGlaucia Pelliccione
- Costume DesignPaulo Henrique
- Makeup ArtistRosa Versoça
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDavid Miranda-Hardy
- Costume DesignMarney Heitmann
- Video Assist OperatorRusty Marcellini
- MusicGil Amancio
- Production ManagerAndré Carreira
- Assistant DirectorGuilherme Fiúza Zenha
- EditorJosé Tadeu Ribeiro
- Art DirectionVera Hamburger
- SoundJosé Moreau Louzeiro
- CinematographyJosé Tadeu Ribeiro
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- slum
- pirate radio
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-09-06
Also known as
International titles
- Something in the AirUS
- Radio FavelaES
- Radio FavelaBE
- Eimaste ston aeraGR
