Children of the Church Steps
Inspired by the 1993 Candelária massacre in Rio de Janeiro, four homeless youths—Douglas, Sete, Jesus and Pipoca—navigate street life, dreams, and survival, blending their stories with dreamlike sequences in the 36 hours before the massacre unfolds.
At a glance
Countries
Brazil
Ratings
TMDB users
6.5/10
13 votes
Rating consensus
65/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~65/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Samuel Silva
Douglas
Patrick Congo
Sete
Andrei Marques
Jesus
Wendy Queiroz
Pipoca
Bruno Gagliasso
Jorge Santiago
Leandro Firmino
Paulinho
Maria Bopp
Luna Baviera
Stepan Nercessian
Juliano
Felipe Rocha
Silvio Daniel
Adriano Garib
Ricardo Tavares
Antônio Pitanga
Célio
Juliana Lohmann
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Children of the Church Steps (2024)
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