Lula

Centred on Oliver Stone’s extensive interview with Brazil’s charismatic left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, this engaging documentary exploration of the politician’s dramatic career feels a little too safe.

Stone’s gaze — both physical and cinematic — is unfocused and ever-shifting, and the questions that he asks are superficial, a guiding frame concocted solely to be interwoven with the archival material of Lula’s rise and demise.

Comes from a limited perspective that prevents a fuller examination of the man, his myth and the people who believe in him.

A diverting political documentary about Brazil's current president.