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2001 · film · BR

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Directed by: Laís Bodanzky

Starring: Rodrigo Santoro, Othon Bastos, Cássia Kis, Dani Nefussi, Jairo Mattos, Altair Lima

Runtime: 84 min

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Neto is a film about a teenager sent to a mental institution. It critiques a corrupt system1.

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  1. synopsis — Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
  2. credit — Directed by Laís Bodanzky.

Synopsis

Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.

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