“Hamburger deftly refracts the sociopolitical tumult of early '70s Brazil through the lens of a young boy's coming of age, and Joelsas' performance is wise beyond his years.”
This Brazilian coming-of-age drama, co-produced by City of God creator Fernando Meirelles, charms because it rarely spells things out.
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Rick Groen
RTGlobe and MailMar 28, 2008
Be patient and brace yourself for the climax; the wait is definitely worthwhile.
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Philip Marchand
RTToronto StarMar 28, 2008
Director Cao Hamburger, a Brazilian of Italian and German descent, treats this development with a very light hand.
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Yasser Medina
RTCinefiliaAug 6, 2020
The little empathy that the opening of the coming of age story transmits to me, vanishes when I witness the triviality of innocence, the calculated sentimentality. [Full review in Spanish]