Riding High (2008)
Riding High is a psychological thriller about a crime that has become common in today’s Rio de Janeiro. The film takes us into the most dramatic day in the life of Julia, a housewife who is kidnapped in her armored car by Case and Sapeca, two young men from Rio’s slums. What seems at first sight to be a conflict between rich and poor turns into a much more complex plot linking the characters’ past and present.
Director: Roberto Santucci
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Sílvio Guindane as Sapeca |
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Cláudio Gabriel as Casé |
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Mônica Martelli as Julia |
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Tarcísio Filho as Ronaldo |
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Raphael Kindlovits as Antônio |
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Bernardo de Mello Barreto as Amigo de Antônio |
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Kinho Lima as Porteiro de Falcão |
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Mouhamed Harfouch as Falcão |
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Dom Jonatas as Dê |
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Kojak as Segurança de Falcão |
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Rodrigo Machado as Antendente loja de blindagem |
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Júlia Spadaccini as Mulher do caixa eletrônico |
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Louis Hobeica as Homem do caixa eletrônico |
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Maria Cecilia Springefeld as Sogra |
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Erika Jacobyson as Operadora Lowjack |
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Leo Castro as Operador Lowjack |
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Heitor Vignoli as Atendente do banco |
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Ricardo Celano as Thomás |
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José Peregrino as Lima |
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Ariosnan Roberto as Atendente da polícia 1/Traficante da favela rival 3 |
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Milton Flores as Atendente da polícia 2 |
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Erick Maximiano Oliveira as Traficante da favela rival 1 |
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Edson Carlos as Traficante da favela rival 2 |
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Laerte Mazza as Colega de Ronaldo |
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Daniel Lima as Chupeta |
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Raffaella Peixoto Santucci as Filha |
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Ricardo Peixoto Santucci as Filho |
| Camera | Evandro Fraga | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Marcelo Antunez | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Juarez Pavelak | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Gleyson Spadetti | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marcelo Antunez | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Barbara Kahane | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Monique Cruz | Production Director |
| Crew | Marcelo Antunez | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bruno Espírito Santo | Sound |
| Sound | François Wolf | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rodrigo Maia | Sound Editor |
| Art | Iuri Paiva | Art Direction |
| Production | Maria Clara Guim | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Gonçalves | Costumer |
| Directing | Roberto Santucci | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Santucci | Writer |
| Sound | Pedro Bromfman | Music |
| Editing | Roberto Santucci | Editor |
| Editing | Pedro Durán | Editor |
| Production | Bruce H. Lipnick | Associate Producer |
| Production | Monique Cruz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Francisco Das Chagas | Associate Producer |
| Production | Marcelo Antunez | Producer |
| Production | Marc Bechar | Producer |
| Production | Roberto Santucci | Producer |