# Balas & Bolinhos (2001)

> After prison, an ex-convict reunites his struggling criminal friends for a dangerously ambitious gas-station robbery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/50196

## Facts

- Runtime: 62 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Director: Luís Ismael
- Cast: Luís Ismael, J.D. Duarte, Jorge Neto, João Pires
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414850/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, rough-edged, casual movie night, cult comedy marathon

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