A magnificent film

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2017)

This Brazilian film is extremely reminiscent of "Goodfellas" in the way it tells a complex story with many characters and jumps around in time, telling a story up to a point, and then jumping back to establish more context. It's also a visually inventive and immensely entertaining story about criminals, told from the POV of someone in the middle of the action, and creates understanding about why these people are criminals without compromising on the brutal nature of their lives. It's also, like "Goodfellas", loosely based on fact. This isn't just like "Goodfellas", it's almost as good as it.