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Two Americans in exile, Rosso (Scott
Glenn) and his son, Paul (Brendan Fraser), have been carving out a living in
Brazil running a nightclub-brothel, but they both harbor dreams of getting out
of the business once and for all. One night, it seems their prayers are answered
when a customer leaves behind a suitcase in the club that contains the means for
Rosso and Paul to change their fates. Rosso will take his beautiful, young wife
Angie (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and their 5 year-old son Lazare to start over in
a new city, far away. Paul will escape mounting debt, an escalating coke habit,
and finally be rid of his father, whom he despises and blames for all of his
problems. It all depends on one person, a Nigerian immigrant named Wemba (Mos
Def), who must make his way safely through the perilous, nocturnal gauntlet of
Sao Paulo.
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