João Baldasserini,
Kaique de Jesus Santos,
Vinícius de Oliveira,
José Geraldo Rodrigues,
Sandra Corveloni
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Motorcycle Diaries director Walter Salles Jr. helms this story of a band of brothers intent on getting out of the Brazilian ghetto in a Media Rights Capital production. Co-directing is Daniela Thomas,... read more
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March 4, 2009Engaging tale of 4 brothers' struggles to find themselves in the unforgiving maelstrom of Sao Paulo. The action sequences (especially the football) are shot with real dynamism and the ending is left bravely open but the themes are well worn.
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August 19, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
September 19, 2008
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
This story of four brothers in São Paulo has a lively neorealist vibe that's utterly involving. And the characters are so vividly drawn by the filmmakers and cast that their mixture of hope and hopele... Full Review
September 19, 2008
Derek Malcolm, This is London
It is as authentic as Salles and Thomas can make it even if it sometimes seems that, apart from the football angle, we have seen it all before. But if you haven't, then it's a real eye-opener. Full Review
September 19, 2008
Nigel Andrews, Financial Times
The curse of modern Brazilian cinema, it increasingly seems, is that every film reminds us of City of God while none measures up to it. Full Review
September 19, 2008
Sun Online
At the end of the day there just isn't enough Brazilian flair to support a drawn-out encounter. Full Review
September 19, 2008
Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail [UK]
When a film strives this hard to be non-controversial and fashionably non-judgmental, it takes a lot of the sting out of its social comment. It just ends up as defeatist, liberal hand-wringing. Full Review
September 19, 2008
Elliott Noble, Sky Movies
Pleasingly, there are no cosy resolutions here; it's up to the viewer to decide each character's fate. Want a happy ending? Work for it. Full Review
September 19, 2008
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
Where most pictures about families end with huggy closure, this one ends in splinters, in pain, and with five different kinds of sudden, desperate hope. Full Review
September 19, 2008
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Heartfelt, well acted and confidently shot. But it is frustrating, because of a creeping reliance on favela-drama mannerisms and a culpable failure to think up an ending. Full Review
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