My Darling Supermarket

Name: My Darling Supermarket
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-12-31
Rating: 6.3

Documentary1h 18m

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89%

Tomatometer

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

Between repetitive actions such as stocking shelves and scanning groceries, anonymous Brazilian supermarket employees reflect frankly on their lives, society, and the role they dream of playing in it.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorTali Yankelevich

ReleasedDec 31, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languagePortuguese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideLBR

Studios

Casa Redonda Produções CulturaisGood Company Films

Globo Filmes

Canal Brasilmão direita

GloboNews

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

Josh Kupecki

RTAustin ChronicleMar 11, 2021

It is difficult to see My Darling Supermarket for the whimsical anthropological oddity it so desperately strives to be. After discovering the soul of the working class, perhaps Yankelevich should next tackle the nescience of bourgeoisie.

Carlos Aguilar

RTLos Angeles TimesFeb 27, 2021

In this existentialist delight, whimsical and profound, the mundane gains new enlightenment.

Beatrice Loayza

RTNew York TimesFeb 25, 2021

[A] slight but intriguingly strange documentary...

Cody Corrall

RTCINE-FILEJun 23, 2021

From restocking empty shelves, to painting price signs like fine calligraphy, and meticulously kneading and scoring bread-My Darling Supermarket makes the most ordinary of routines utterly mesmerizing.