best film I've seen in a long time

Rating: 10/10 (27 August 2002)

I try to go to the movies as often as I can, but for some reason (time, price, and a little prejudice, I'll admit)I don't get to see as many Brazilian films as I should. Brazilian cinema improved greatly since it came from under the wing of Embrafilme, the national film agency, and Brazilian directors are finally seeing that we can show our reality in a non-cheesy, non-Americanized, non-stereotyped way, while still being smart and commercial.
This movie is so good I won't even try to describe it... just go see it and enjoy. Funny someone mentioned Scorcese's "Goodfellas" when reviewing the movie... I thought about the same movie. Good thing the filmmaker is drinking from the best sources, and yet keeping his own vision original and inspired.