''We're So Young'' ( Portuguese: ''Somos tão Jovens'') is a 2013 Brazilian biographical drama film about Brazilian rock singer

Renato Russo Renato Russo (born Renato Manfredini, Jr., March 27, 1960 – October 11, 1996) was a Brazilian musician who was the lead singer of the pop rock band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was released in 2013, called ...

. The film does not follow Russo's entire life, instead focusing on his adolescence, his physical problems and the discovery of his love for music. It is directed by Antônio Carlos da Fontoura, written by Marcos Bernstein and starring Thiago Mendonça and Laila Zaid. It was released in Brazilian theaters by distributors Imagem Filmes and

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on May 3, 2013.

Plot

In 1973, the Manfredini family moved from Rio to

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. Renato, suffered from a rare bone disease, the epiphysiolysis and after surgery he was in need of a wheelchair. Forced to stay at home and being treated with morphine, the young man began to project his plans to become the greatest rock star of Brazil, creating, later, the group Aborto Elétrico, becoming the "Loner Troubadour" and later, forming and fronting the popular

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band

Legião Urbana Legião Urbana (Portuguese for Urban Legion) was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Federal District (Brazil), Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards), Dado Villa-Lobos ...

Cast

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* Laila Zaid as Ana Cláudia * Sandra Corveloni as Carminha * Marcos Breda as Dr. Renato *

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as Carmem Teresa * Bruno Torres as Fê Lemos * Daniel Passi as Flávio Lemos * Conrado Godoy as Marcelo Bonfá * Nicolau Villa-Lobos as

Dado Villa-Lobos Eduardo "Dado" Dutra Villa-Lobos (born 29 June 1965) is a Belgian-born Brazilian musician, best known as the ex-guitarist of Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. Along with singer Renato Russo and drummer Marcelo Bonfá, he was one of the foundi ...

* Sérgio Dalcin as

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* Ibsen Perucci as Dinho Ouro Preto *

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as Gabriela * Kotoe Karasawa as Suzy * Nathalia Lima Verde as Helena *

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as Carlos Alberto * André de Carvalho as Tony * Vitor Bonfá as Loro Jones * Victor Carballar as Philippe Seabra * Kael Studart as Andi * Waldomiro Alves as Feijão * Leonardo Villas Braga as Hermano Vianna * Edu Moraes as

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* Natasha Stransky as Teresa * René Machado as Ico Ouro Preto * Daniel Granieri as Zeca

Production

Initially, the idea was to make a documentary about the life of Renato Russo. In 1999, producer Luiz Fernando Borges presented the project to the Manfredini family and received permission to start it. In 2005, the idea of a documentary was changed, and a feature film was already being produced, now under the command of Antonio Fontoura. In mid-2009, part of the cast was confirmed, and filming began only in 2011 in Brasília. Later,

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and the

University of Campinas The University of Campinas (), commonly called Unicamp, is a public research university in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. Established in 1962, Unicamp was designed from scratch as an integrated Research institute, researc ...

were filming locations.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Somos tao Jovens 2013 biographical drama films 2013 films 20th Century Fox films Biographical films about musicians Brazilian biographical drama films Films shot in Brasília Films shot in Campinas Films shot in Paulínia Legião Urbana Cultural depictions of Brazilian people Cultural depictions of rock musicians Brazilian rock music films 2013 drama films 2010s Brazilian films